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Washington House Approves Gay-Marriage Bill; Governor’s Signature Awaits
A gay couple gets married in Washington, DC. Across the country, Washington State is one step closer to legalizing gay marriage. (Photo: M.V. Jantzen / Flickr) Washington …
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Breakthrough on Austerity Clears Way for Greek Deal
Athens - After days of dramatic talks, Greek political leaders reached a deal on Thursday to support a package of harsh austerity measures demanded by Greece’s financial backers in …
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White House: “Absolutely Firm,” But Willing to Talk, on Birth Control
Washington - The White House insisted Wednesday that the president's commitment to contraceptive access for women is “absolutely firm,” even as Republicans from Capitol Hill to the presidential campaign …
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Clint, Rick and the Limits of Pessimism
Washington - What do Rick Santorum and Clint Eastwood have in common? Sorry Rick, you haven't made it yet as an Eastwood-style make-my-day cultural icon. But in different ways, …
Picking Up the Pieces From Military Sexual Assault
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Nearly 90 percent of soldiers wounded in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq - some 35,000 - survived battle injuries, thanks to …
Activists and Anarchists Speak for Themselves at Occupy Oakland
January 28 was not supposed to turn out the way it did. After Occupy Oakland failed to occupy its first two targeted buildings and had a short-lived street battle …
Too Dumb to Live? Executing People With Intellectual Disabilities
(Image: JR / TO; Adapted: timtom.ch, _Cape Town Craig) William Jefferson Clinton, aka “Slick Willy,” hungered for the White House. But in the early months of 1992, …
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As Contraceptives Rule Enters GOP Race, Will Reproductive Rights Affect 2012 Election?
TRANSCRIPT: AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh, as we talk about the whole …
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Ohio Lawmakers Introduced 33 Bills Last Year Based on ALEC Model Legislation
Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich (governor-elect at the time of this photo) speaks at a press conference at the Ohio Chamber of Commerce in Columbus, Ohio, November 3, 2010. …
Book Burning in Arizona
There is more at work in the attack on ethnic studies than the rise of Tea Party politics and specific acts of censorship.