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Dark Knight: Former Vice President Cheney in the Global War on Terror
Former Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney at CPAC 2011 in Washington, DC, February 10, 2011. (Photo: Gage Skidmore) Of all the members of the …
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Iraq Officials: Violence Drops as al-Qaeda Group Moves to Syria
Baghdad - The departure of al Qaida-affiliated fighters from Iraq to join the rebellion against Syrian President Bashar Assad in Syria has had one benefit, Iraqi officials say: Violence …
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Powerful Acts of Love
(Image: photosteve101) Love, the deepest human commitment, the force that defies empirical examination and yet is the defining and most glorious element in human life, the love …
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Monsanto Found Guilty of Chemical Poisoning in France
(Image: Lance Page / Truthout; Adapted: Carl Mueller / Flickr) In a major victory for public health and what will hopefully lead to other nations taking action, …
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Ultrasound Abortion Bill Nears Vote in Virginia
(Photo: B.K. Dewey) Richmond, Virginia - A bill requiring a woman to get an ultrasound before having an abortion is poised to pass Virginia’s legislature this week, …
Punishing Protest, Policing Dissent: What Is the Justice System for?
Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher is surrounded by supporters carrying signs bearing the number 70, DeChristopher's bidder's number during a 2008 lease auction, outside the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Apple Supplier and Human Rights Abuser FoxConn to Raise Wages, and More
In today's On the News segment: Hundreds of thousands demonstrated against austerity measures in Spain over the weekend, US Supreme Court suspends Montana court's prohibition against corporate spending in …
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European Ministers Are Poised to Approve Greek Rescue
A man waits at a window near shopping carts of unorganized files and forms at a tax office in Athens, Greece, May 20, 2011. In exchange for the bailout …
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UN Nuclear Inspectors Return to Tehran
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks at a news conference at the Warwick Hotel in New York, September 23, 2011. (Photo: Hiroko Masuike / The New York Times) …
The Real Job Creators: You and Me
For three decades, we have been told that “trickle-down” economics that benefit the wealthy is the key to creating jobs. But that's baloney. The evidence shows that ordinary people, …