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“The Iron Lady”: The Margaret Thatcher Movie We Don’t Need
The Iron Lady just opened in London where, let's hope, it generates some serious critique. The critical silence in the United States has been astounding, only made worse by …
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Iraqi Torture Scandal Touches Highest Levels of NATO
Former Prime Minister Rasmussen. (Photo: World Economic Forum / Flickr) A scandal unfolding in Denmark over the transfer of Iraqi prisoners by Danish forces to Iraq authorities, …
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Explosion in Syrian Capital Leaves 25 People Dead
Beruit - A bomb tore through a densely populated neighborhood in Damascus on Friday, killing 25 people and wounding dozens more in the second attack in the Syrian capital …
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Obama Makes Recess Appointments to NLRB. Is It Enough for AFL-CIO Endorsement?
President Barack Obama talks on the phone in the Oval Office. (Photo: Pete Souza / White House) Washington, DC - Today, President Obama made three recess appointments …
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Two Ex-Scott Walker Staffers Arrested in Ongoing Investigation
An expansive “John Doe” corruption investigation targeting employees and former employees of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) has led to its first arrests today, nabbing three people, including two …
“The High Comedy of Alternate Reality”; or, “Ah … Iowa”
Please don't expect me to take the 2012 GOP Iowa caucus seriously.
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Citizens United Backlash Grows from Cali. to NYC Urging Congress to Overturn Corporate Personhood
Adding to a growing nationwide backlash against the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, California lawmakers have introduced a resolution that calls on Congress to "propose and send to …
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Defying GOP and Eying Re-Election, Obama Makes Bold Recess Pick of Cordray for Consumer Bureau
President Obama has defied Congress by installing former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as the country’s first head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, established to protect citizens against …
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Indiana Workers Fight Back Against Assault on Unions and the ALEC Agenda
Thousands of Indiana workers rallied outside, and inside, their state capitol on Wednesday to speak out against Governor Mitch Daniels' renewed effort to force through so-called “right to work” …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Report Shows ALEC Owns Virginia Lawmakers, and More
In today's On the News segment: New report by the advocacy group ProgressNow shows lawmakers in Virginia have outsourced their jobs to the shadowy, Koch brothers-funded, corporate think tank …