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The Prohibition of Ideas: Latin America's Rapidly Increasing, Historic Calls for Legalization Meet Staunch U.S. Resistance

Ethan Nadelmann, AlterNet. March 12, 2012.

Amid a dramatic turn of events in the drug policy debate, the challenge will be to sustain this momentum, even as the U.S. government works desperately to suppress it.

'This Debate Will No Longer be Suppressed': Legalizing Drugs Breaks Into the Mainstream

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. March 9, 2012.

Latin American leaders are increasingly speaking out against prohibition. And public opinion in America, especially when it comes to legalizing pot, is shifting very rapidly.

When Will U.S. Drug Policy Heed Leaders' Calls for Legalization? Biden Visits Latin America

Tony Newman, AlterNet. March 5, 2012.

American citizens and Latin American leaders alike are warming up to legalization, but our leaders in Washington are not participating in this side of the drug policy debate.

Joe Biden Picks a Side, Stands With Labor in Ohio's Fight Against Right-Wing Attacks

John Nichols, The Nation. September 7, 2011.

“We’ve been through a lot of fights, but this is a different kind of fight," explained Biden. “This is a fight literally for our right to exist.”

Obama: Out of Patience With Israel?

Donald Macintyre, Hugh MacLeod, Independent UK. March 16, 2010.

The current diplomatic rift between the U.S. and Israel over settlements has provoked the "biggest crisis in relations for 35 years."

Obama Advisers Backpedal on Afghanistan: "There Is No Timetable;" "We're Not Talking About an Exit Strategy"

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress. December 7, 2009.

Over the weekend, David Petraeus, James Jones, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden told various news outlets that 2011 is not a hard deadline for withdrawal.

State Dinner Crashers: Reality Show Dupes Secret Service?

deleted, AlterNet. November 27, 2009.

Michaele and Tareq Salahi weren't invited to the White House dinner. But they got in anyway. Threats to Obama's life are four times those faced by Bush -- so how did this happen?

Arianna Huffington Calls On Biden to Resign: She's Wrong

Katrina vanden Heuvel, TheNation.com. October 16, 2009.

The flaw in Arianna's reasoning is to equate Biden's advocacy of counterterrorism with principled stances on law and diplomacy.

Hey Biden, Put Down the Pom-Poms: We Don't Want a Cheerleader for War

Jodie Evans, AlterNet. July 31, 2009.

Biden should quit his war talk and call for diplomacy, development, and accountability Afghanistan and Iraq that the US supports.

U.S. to Hire 4,600 Police as Part of Economic Recovery Plan

Agence France Presse July 28, 2009.

Grants totaling $1 billion will be awarded to some 1,046 law enforcement agencies in 50 states according the Justice Department.

Biden Says Guantanamo Will Close by January

Agence France Presse July 23, 2009.

"We are going through every single detainee's records... to make a judgment about whether or not they should be tried [or] ... released," Biden told the BBC.

Biden: It is Israel's 'Sovereign Right' to Decide Whether to Attack Iran

Digby, Hullabaloo. July 6, 2009.

"Israel can determine for itself ... what's in their interest and what they decide to do relative to Iran and anyone else."

Obama Dives into Immigration Reform, But Lines are Already Being Drawn

Suman Raghunathan, New America Media. June 29, 2009.

It's â€œGame On!â€ for many reform advocates. But the various sides have already started spelling out what they will and will not accept.

The World Watches as Lebanon Goes to the Polls

Jared Levy, Ali Gharib, IPS News. June 6, 2009.

Many analysts view the elections through the lens of the struggle between U.S. and Iranian regional hegemonic aspirations.

Biden's Swine Flu Gaff: I'm Telling My Family To Avoid Trains, Airplanes

Staff, Huffington Post. April 30, 2009.

Biden spokesperson Elizabeth Alexander released a statement shortly after the appearance, clarifying his remarks.

Respecting Human Rights in Cuba Would Mean Ending the Embargo, Total Freedom to Travel and Shutting Down Gitmo

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. April 14, 2009.

Actual change in U.S.-policy would decriminalize travel to Cuba by any U.S. citizen or resident and allow Cuba to do business and trade freely.

Obama's Cuba Moves Do Little to End the Economic War on Havana

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. April 7, 2009.

While a step in the right direction, easing travel restrictions to Cuba doesn't end the economic blockade of Cuba. That change is long overdue.

Kids Do the Darndest Things: Joe Biden's Cocaine Dilemma

Tony Newman, AlterNet. March 30, 2009.

The allegations about Ashley Biden offer her father a chance to join the millions who challenge the irrationality of our drug laws.

Fox News Admits They Were Wrong, Apologizes to Viewers

Megan Slack, Huffington Post. March 18, 2009.

Fox News said they're sorry for misleading Joe Biden clip ... now if only they'd apologize for everything else.

Top 5 Myths About Closing Guantanamo

The Progress ReportJanuary 27, 2009.

Obama has promised to close Guantanamo within a year. So lets debunk some of the most ill-informed myths that might stand in the way.

Iraq VP to Biden: Obama's "Reputation On the Line" Over Gaza

Voices of IraqJanuary 14, 2009.

Meeting with the new U.S. vice president, Tareq al-Hashemi urged the new administration to "intervene to force Israel to stop the aggression."

Karl Rove Gets It Wrong, Thinks Joe Biden Is Worse Than Dick Cheney

Satyam Khanna, ThinkProgress. December 24, 2008.

Once again, Rove has his "facts" wrong.