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Credit Card Debt Lawsuits by Lenders Relying on Erroneous Documents, Incomplete Records
"Roughly 90 percent of the credit card lawsuits are flawed and can’t prove the person owes the debt,” said Noach Dear, Brooklyn civil court judge.
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Prosecuting Hate Crimes to the Fullest Extent of the Law
While the occasional racist protester may find themselves in front of a judge, true justice can only come about when the intellectual authors of this hate also have their …
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Judge Upholds Pennsylvania Voter ID Law; Opponents to Appeal
The law could disenfranchise as many as 750,000 citizens in the state.
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Poland Peels Back Layers on Secret CIA Prison for Suspected Terrorists
Years later, we are finally learning the details surrounding the villa in Stare Kiejkuty, where the CIA once interrogated Al Qaida suspects in northern Poland
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British Bank in $340 Million Settlement for Money Laundering
Standard Chartered has maintained that only $14 million of the $250 billion in transactions violated federal regulations.
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Romney Still Reaps Huge Profits From Bain’s Vulture Capitalism
The wealthiest man ever to secure a major party nomination for the presidency is crying foul because President Obamau2019s campaign has dared to explain how Romney made his money.
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77 Years After It Became Law, Social Security Keeps 20 Million Americans Out of Poverty
More than 70 years after its creation, social security benefits are keeping the elderly above the poverty line.
Romney Uses Banksters’ Money to Play Race Card
The Republican theme is glaringly obvious: Do you want a white man in the White House or a black man in the White House?
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Fight Over Closing of Illinois Supermax Ends 14 Years of Prisoners’ Silence in Solitary Confinement
The story of Tamms Correctional Center is the story of what may be the last throes of the supermax movement, and what a campaign against torture accomplished in less …
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Schlumberger Shutdown Joins Summer of Solidarity
Shaleshock organizers in New York's Southern Tier take their protest directly to the enemy's front door.