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December 6: Historic Day as Washington Marijuana Legalization Law Takes Effect, Possession of Marijuana Becomes Legal in Washington State
On Election Day last month, 55 percent of voters in both Washington State and Colorado voted to make marijuana legal, ushering in a new era for drug policy in …
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Walmart Rejected Safety Upgrades at Asia Factory Where 100 Died in Fire
At some point, consumers need to stop rewarding bad behavior.
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FCC May Give Murdoch a Very Merry Christmas
The FCC could be preparing him one big Christmas present for Rupert Murdoch, the kind of gift that keeps on giving - unless we all get together and do …
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DeMint Will Leave Senate to Run Heritage Foundation
Conservative Republican and former Tea Party leader Jim DeMint is leaving the city Senate to head conservative research group The Heritage Foundation.
Mr. President, Tear Down This Wall: Washington’s Iranian Future
In Election 2012’s theatre-of-the-absurd “foreign policy” debate, Iran came up no less than 47 times. Despite all the fear, loathing, threats, and lies in that billionaire’s circus of a campaign season, …
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Manning Up: The Just Actions of a “Fan of Sunshine“
Whatever one’s views about his alleged actions, you would need a pretty hard shell not to be moved by the case of Bradley Manning. Hero to some, traitor to …
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Triple Crisis Roundtable: Doha Climate Talks
The 18th round of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) kicked off in Doha, Qatar. To be a part of the discussion, read these stories.
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No Warrant, No Problem: How The Government Can Still Get Your Digital Data
While the government needs a warrant to tap your phones, relaxed laws surrounding technology makes most of your daily communications an open book for law enforcement.
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The New Republicans: Weighed Down By Plutocrats and Preachers
Paul Krugman: Today's Republican Party is an alliance between the plutocrats and the preachers.
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Supreme Court May Choose to Enter DOMA Fray as Support for Gay Marriage Rights Continues to Rise
Those who support or oppose gay marriage rights want to see the mattered settled.