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Mired in Scandal, News Corp Seeks New York State’s Signoff for $27 Million No-Bid Contract
Australian billionaire Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has been at the center of an explosive scandal as it has been revealed that a few of his publications hacked into the …
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For God’s Sake – Stop Talking
(Image: JR / Truthout) The US takes pride in its separation of church and state, but the current political scene is “strangely” religious. Lately, there …
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Kucinich: Debt Political Theater Diverts Attention While Americans’ Wealth Is Stolen
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio). (Photo: Matthew Ryan Williams / The New York Times) The rancorous debate over the debt belies a fundamental truth of our economy — …
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What Is Sadr’s Game on Future US Troop Presence?
The big question looming over US-Iraqi negotiations on a US military presence after 2011 is what game Shi'a leader Moqtada al-Sadr is playing on the issue. …
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Marcus Bachmann Speaks Out, Confirms He Would Perform Ex-Gay Therapy Upon Patient’s Request
Marcus Bachmann is finally speaking out about allegations that his Christian counseling clinics, Bachmann & Associates, perform “pray away the gay” therapy that instructs gay clients that they can …
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Deal Is Made for Ending Shutdown in Minnesota
The governor of Minnesota and the state's Republican lawmakers announced on Thursday that they had, at last, reached a deal on the state's budget, bringing what is expected to …
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The CIA’s Secret Sites in Somalia
(Photo: Amanda Slater / Flickr) As part of its expanding counterterrorism program in Somalia, the CIA also uses a secret prison buried in the basement of Somalia’s …
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Teaching Gay History Becomes Law in California
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation requiring public schools to teach students about the contributions of gay and lesbian people, making California the first state to adopt such …
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Make My Day
Those words suggest President Obama has had it up to here with the preening and posturing of Republican “negotiators” who won't negotiate. Who could blame him? Obama's …