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Mortgage Industry Tanks, Fraud Continues at Countrywide
Read the first half of this story here. The mortgage market was struggling in March 2007 when Countrywide promoted Eileen Foster to executive vice …
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State Department Considered Two-Year Keystone Pipeline Delay—Briefly
In June of 2010, in the midst of the BP Gulf oil disaster, someone deep in the bowels of the U.S. State Department was considering a two-year delay in …
In Saudi Arabia, a New Era for Women
When King Abdullah’s speech was released by the Saudi Press Service on Sunday, my first reaction was stunned amazement. The second was to think of Dr. Aisha, a physician …
Sex and the Single Drone: The Latest in Guarding the Empire
In the world of weaponry, they are the sexiest things around. Others countries are desperate to have them. Almost anyone who writes about them becomes a groupie. …
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On October 6, Let’s Make a National Clamor for Peace
(Image: JR / Truthout; Adapted: Spc. Bryanna Poulin, The U.S. Army) On October 7, 2011, the United States will have been at war for ten years. …
A Nation of “Suspects“
(Photo: Mick Orlosky; Edited: JR / Truthout) In the wake of COINTELPRO and the Watergate scandal, Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas sent a letter to a …
Remembering the Censored Death of Gaza Boy Killed in Drone Attack
'Both of Ibrahim's arms were cut off. He had a hole in his lung. Parts of his legs were missing. His kidney was in a bad condition…we need people …
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Eyewitness to Texas Wildfires Watches Austerity Burn Rural Community
A massive wildfire broke out in Bastop County, Texas, on September 4, 2011. The fire was still burning on September 5, 2011, when this photo was taken. (Photo: Phil …
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Critic Claims Victory After Religion Memo Goes to Air Force Academy Cadets (2)
Air Force Academy critic Mikey Weinstein. (Photo: Troy Page / Truthout) Colorado Springs, Colo. - Air Force Academy critic Mikey Weinstein claimed victory Wednesday after learning that …
Where the US Republican Presidential Candidates Stand on Peace
Where do the Republican presidential candidates stand on negotiation, mediation, and diplomacy as a means of solving intractable international conflicts? Reading reports about Governors Perry and Romney and Representative …