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Koch Brothers in Battle With Cato Institute Over Control
Washington - From its perch in a spacious brand-new headquarters blocks from the White House, the Cato Institute has built on its reputation as a venerable libertarian research center …
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Super Tuesday – 10 States, Coast to Coast, and It’s All About Delegates
Washington - The Republican presidential campaign spreads out across 10 states Tuesday — Super Tuesday — a coast-to-coast test that could allow front-runner Mitt Romney to start pulling away …
Japan’s Illegal Environmental Impact Assessment of the Henoko Base (2)
The “Surprise Attack” Delivery of the Assessment Before dawn on December 28, 2011, with the end of the year looming, the Okinawa Defense Bureau (ODB) delivered a …
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Imperial Valley Residents Must Fight for Right to Breathe Clean Air (2)
Seeley, CA - Until his knee gave out, Ramon Villa Jr. dreamed he'd be a soccer star. Across a pitted playing field of dirt and grass, he and his …
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Struggle for Equality Continues for Civil Rights Generation
Adorned in a freshly-ironed dress and satchel for her books, Ruby Bridges, age six, walked past an angry mob and into the doors of William Frantz Elementary School. The …
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Occupy AIPAC: “The Battle for Justice in the Middle East Is Our Battle“
Hundreds of protesters from Occupy AIPAC protested outside AIPAC's annual policy conference in Washington DC yesterday during speeches by President Obama and Israeli President Shimon Peres. The group spelled …
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The Myth of NRA Dominance Part IV: The Declining Role of Guns in American Society
In the first three installments in this series (read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3), I discussed the myth of the NRA’s power: how its money, endorsements, and vaunted organizing ability …
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Democracy for Sale
Tuesday saw the Republican presidential primary Michigan come down to the wire, with the final push to the finish line determining the undisputed winners, which were…the funders of Mitt …
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El Segundo Inc: Furor Over Chevron’s Sweetheart Deal
The skirmish of words in El Segundo over its city manager’s proposal to raise local taxes on that city’s largest business, Chevron Oil, has suddenly become a full-fledged legal …
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BP Settles While Macondo “Seeps“
New Orleans, LA - As BP settles out of court for the first phase of thousands of lawsuits that could cost the company tens of billions of dollars, Al …