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Obama Says Facts Support Accusation of Iranian Plot
Washington - President Obama vowed on Thursday to push for what he called the “toughest sanctions” against Iran, saying that the United States had strong evidence that Iranian officials …
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Fourteen New York City Councilmen Call on Bloomberg to Let Protesters Stay
Ahead of the Bloomberg administration’s surprise decision this morning to postpone the eviction of Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zuccotti Park (also known as Liberty Plaza), 14 members of …
News to Media: Republicans Have Not Answered Obama’s Call for an Actual Jobs Plan
One week after the President admonished Republicans for lacking a serious alternative to his American Jobs Act, Senate Republicans introduced what they call a “jobs” bill yesterday. ABC News, …
Top Ten Giveaways to Big Oil in Rick Perry’s “Jobs” Plans
Rick Perry. (Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr) Today, Rick Perry finally unveiled his much-anticipated “jobs” plan. The 41-page document, however, is less focused on creating jobs than …
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Fact Check: Mayor Menino Falsely Claims Arrested Occupy Boston Members Are “Outsiders” from “Another Country” (2)
On early Tuesday morning, Boston police violently arrested 141 members of Occupy Boston for expanding their peaceable assembly to a new encampment without city authorization. The number of activists …
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Fact Check: Mayor Menino Falsely Claims Arrested Occupy Boston Members Are “Outsiders” from “Another Country“
On early Tuesday morning, Boston police violently arrested 141 members of Occupy Boston for expanding their peaceable assembly to a new encampment without city authorization. The number of activists …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Bloomberg Backs Down, Allowing Occupy Wall Street Protesters to Stay, and More
In today's On the News segment: Bloomberg backs down and allows Occupy Wall Street protesters to stay; House Republicans unveiled their budget proposals for labor, health, human services and …
Occupy Wall Street: People Power vs. the Police State
"The more, the merrier,” was how the white-shirted police inspector put it as he stood on the periphery of Liberty Plaza while activist and Rage Against the Machine guitarist …
As the Earth Turns: Going Global With Perennial Polyculture Agriculture
Wes Jackson spent the weekend at The Land Institute's annual Prairie Festival talking up - with his usual precision and passion - the science and strategy behind plans to …
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Yes for Ecuador! Or, Confessions of a Fired Chevron Contractor
A resounding cheer for the US appeals court that ruled on September 19, 2011, that Chevron cannot escape an $18 billion fine on behalf of Amazonian residents for the …