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Afghanistan’s Soldiers Step Up Killings of Allied Forces
Kabul - American and other coalition forces here are being killed in increasing numbers by the very Afghan soldiers they fight alongside and train, in attacks motivated by deep-seated …
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The Future of the Keystone XL Pipeline
(Photo: Pete Souza / White House ) The fight over the Keystone XL pipeline is far from over. Environmentalists are celebrating a victory this week after President …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Occupy the Courts, and More
Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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Supreme Court Rejects Judge-Drawn Maps in Texas Redistricting Case
The Supreme Court on Friday instructed a lower court in Texas to take a fresh look at election maps it had drawn in place of a competing set of …
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Sarkozy Weighs Afghan Withdrawal After Soldier Kills Four French Troops
Kabul - President Nicolas Sarkozy of France suspended military operations as part of the American-led coalition in Afghanistan on Friday and said he was considering an early pullout of …
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Active-Duty Soldiers Take Their Own Lives at Record Rate
Washington - Suicides among active-duty soldiers hit another record high in 2011, Army officials said on Thursday, although there was a slight decrease if nonmobilized Reserve and National Guard …
The Old South Lives in Today’s DC: Exploitation Then and Now
All of the laborers I saw in the Rayburn House Office Building during Occupy the Congress; all of the people delivering mail through its dark, wood doors adorned with …
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Wisconsin Recall Elections a Sure Thing, but New ID Law May Block Anti-Walker Vote
Karen Fink, of Juneau, Wisconsin, signs a petition for the recall of Gov. Scott Walker at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, January 11, 2012. Milwaukee - …
Despite Everything, Choice Survives in Kansas
Dr. LeRoy Carhart comforts a patient after a procedure at an abortion clinic. (Photo: Brian Lehmann / The New York Times) As prochoice activists gear up to …
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Blood Feud: The Man Who Blew the Whistle on One of the Deadliest Prescription Drugs Ever
(Image: Dutton Adult) Prologue In the moments before she became a widow, veiled in blood, Sharon Lenox was happier than she’d been in ages. Her fifty-four-year-old husband, …