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Calling Out Telecom USA
(Photo: CrazySphinx) My father got a bill Saturday from Telecom USA for $68.65 for three collect calls - 3 minutes, 2 minutes and 2 minutes - on …
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Romney: Any Concern for Income Inequality Is “About Envy“
As GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney begins to solidify his frontrunner status, his pitch as the “business” candidate who understands the “real economy” is faltering under heavier scrutiny of his time …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: GOP Leaders Now Trying to Skirt Around the Tea Party, and More
I'm Jacob Dean in for Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
New James O’Keefe Hoax Video Purports to Detail Fraudulent Cases of “Voter Fraud” in New Hampshire
Long ago discredited, federally convicted criminal, Rightwing con-artist, pretend journalist, and accomplished liar James O'Keefe is pimping another secretly-taped and selectively-edited video sure to be a sensation on Fox …
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The Budgies Are Listless
On Thursday, January 5, I was waiting for the elevator in the lobby of my building when I was joined by a woman who lives up the hall from …
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US Restores Myanmar Ties in Response to Rapid Reforms
Washington - The United States restored diplomatic relations with Myanmar on Friday, responding to the new civilian government’s rapid campaign of political and economic changes that most recently included …
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Wikipedia Users Talk Blackout to Protest Internet Attack Bill
Wikipedia is considering joining Reddit.com in participating in a blackout on January 18 to protest the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) that is making its way through Congress. …
Ex-FCC Commissioner Michael Copps on Media Consolidation, Broadband Expansion, Threats to Journalism
Juan Gonzalez: The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday testing the constitutionality of a Bush-era regulation that allows the Federal Communications Commission to levy stiff fines on broadcasters for the …
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Survey: Illegal Corporate Campaign Contributions Up 400%
In 2009, just 1 percent of respondents to National Business Ethics Survey — a large industry study funded by major corporations like Walmart — said they had witnessed illegal …
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Super PACs Are Making Their Rich Presence Felt in 2012 Campaigns
Washington - Super PACs are living up to their early billing as potential game-changers in the 2012 elections. Free to flood a campaign with as much money …