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House GOP Leaders Block Amendment Solidifying Afghanistan Withdrawal Timeline
Truthout combats corporatization by bringing you trustworthy news: click here to join the effort. "I can't let this be a war without end, and I can't lose the whole …
Obama Might Want to Look Forward in 2012, but America’s Torture Legacy Will Keep Staring Back
In 2002, Maher Arar was stopped while on a layover at John F. Kennedy International Airport on his way home to Canada. US officials detained Arar for two weeks …
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What Have Rich People Done for You Lately?
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate)So a former partner of Mitt Romney's at Bain Capital says, in a new book, what Mr. Romney probably believes: we …
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NATO Protesters Held Without Charge After Raid as Chicago Steps Up Police Activities
(Photo: Zach D. Roberts / GregPalast.com) A pre-emptive raid by the Chicago Police Department (CPD) on the home of two Occupy Chicago activists may have happened without a search …
Why the Cops Should Be Knocking on Jamie Dimon’s Door Soon
The scandal surrounding JP Morgan’s losses in its Chief Investment Office is not going away, and for good reason. Its trading book continues to lose money at an astounding …
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Seven Hundred and Eighty Caterpillar Workers Unexpectedly Go on Strike in Illinois
Joliet, Illinois -“You’re a rotten animal, that’s what you are. You are a piece of a road kill. Stay off my picket line scab!” shouted Caterpillar worker Gareth Beeson, …
Coming Together for Environmental Restoration in Haiti
In honor of Earth Day, we run an interview with Yves-André Wainright, who discusses ways that poor governance and the role of foreign donors have contributed to the country’s …
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Obama to Announce Africa Farm Plan to Relieve Poverty
Washington - President Barack Obama will announce an alliance Friday with nearly 50 companies to boost productivity among small farmers in Africa with the goal of lifting 50 million …
NATO in Crisis
May 20 and 21 the NATO-circus calls at Chicago for the biggest summit in NATO's history, according to its secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Stakes are high, Rasmussen said, …
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Europe’s Economic Troubles Mount Ahead of G-8
Washington - Europe’s deepening debt crisis is likely to play out on U.S. shores Friday as financial markets digest the downgrade of the creditworthiness of 16 Spanish banks and …