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Election Countdown 2012: Florida Will File Suit Against Department of Homeland Security, and More
In today's Election Countdown 2012 news: In Florida's voter purge, Governor Scott has said that the secretary of state's office will be filing a lawsuit against the Department of …
The Debt Is Not a Measure of Generational Burdens
The moral of this story should be that you can find absolutely nothing about the burden on future generations by looking at the government's debt. Those who rant about …
Jobs for the Cure: Does Your Donation Go to Cancer Research or Salaries and Overhead?
Even after the Komen Foundation's withdrawal of funding from Planned Parenthood, many women still think it should be possible to
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Pepper Spraying of Students in Santa Monica
Today, California community colleges charge $36/unit, a fee due to increase to $46 this summer.
How the 1 Percent and Transnational Corporations Hijacked Our Political System and What to Do About It
A major political realignment is the only way plutocratic control over our current elected officials in DC will change, according to Chuck Collins in his new book,
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Can We Get Along Without Authorities?
Some years ago, I watched a screening of a film about Daniel Ellsberg and the release of the Pentagon Papers. The film was shown in the U.S. Capitol, and …
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Why Do House Republicans Want to Keep Super PAC TV Ad Files Offline?
A new federal rule would give the public online access to detailed information on who is paying how much for political ads in the nation's top TV markets as …
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Nation’s Largest Health Insurer Will Preserve Key Obamacare Provisions, Regardless of Supreme Court Ruling
UnitedHealthcare — one of the nation's largest health insurers — has announced that it will preserve a provision of the health care law that allows young adults to stay …
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Secretive Group Supressing Voting in Maine Partly Funded by Wisconsin Businesses
The American Justice Partnership has refused to tell the public about its donors.
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Former Prime Minister Contradicts Murdoch Testimony at Hacking Inquiry
LONDON — Starting four days of evidence by political leaders about the sway of Rupert Murdoch's newspapers over public life here, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday denied …