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On the News With Thom Hartmann: GOP Leaders Now Trying to Skirt Around the Tea Party, and More
I'm Jacob Dean in for Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
New James O’Keefe Hoax Video Purports to Detail Fraudulent Cases of “Voter Fraud” in New Hampshire
Long ago discredited, federally convicted criminal, Rightwing con-artist, pretend journalist, and accomplished liar James O'Keefe is pimping another secretly-taped and selectively-edited video sure to be a sensation on Fox …
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The Budgies Are Listless
On Thursday, January 5, I was waiting for the elevator in the lobby of my building when I was joined by a woman who lives up the hall from …
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US Restores Myanmar Ties in Response to Rapid Reforms
Washington - The United States restored diplomatic relations with Myanmar on Friday, responding to the new civilian government’s rapid campaign of political and economic changes that most recently included …
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Wikipedia Users Talk Blackout to Protest Internet Attack Bill
Wikipedia is considering joining Reddit.com in participating in a blackout on January 18 to protest the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) that is making its way through Congress. …
Ex-FCC Commissioner Michael Copps on Media Consolidation, Broadband Expansion, Threats to Journalism
Juan Gonzalez: The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday testing the constitutionality of a Bush-era regulation that allows the Federal Communications Commission to levy stiff fines on broadcasters for the …
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Survey: Illegal Corporate Campaign Contributions Up 400%
In 2009, just 1 percent of respondents to National Business Ethics Survey — a large industry study funded by major corporations like Walmart — said they had witnessed illegal …
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Super PACs Are Making Their Rich Presence Felt in 2012 Campaigns
Washington - Super PACs are living up to their early billing as potential game-changers in the 2012 elections. Free to flood a campaign with as much money …
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US Seeks Rollback of a Health Insurer’s “Excessive” Rate Increase
Washington - The Obama administration said Thursday that rate increases sought by ahealth insurance company were unreasonable, and it ordered the insurer to rescind them or justify its refusal …
Coming to Grips With Feminicide
Violence against women who defend human rights is growing at an alarming rate.