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Nine War Words That Define Our World
Now that Washington has at least six wars cooking (in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya, Yemen, and more generally, the global war on terror,) Americans find themselves in a new …
Florida Pushes Rule Allowing Medicaid Providers to Opt-Out of Family Planning Services on Moral or Religious Grounds (2)
The 2010 Republican wave is bearing a multi-pronged attack on women’s reproductive rights. Pushing nearly 1,000 anti-choice bills through legislatures, Republican lawmakers across the country are finding significant success …
Florida Pushes Rule Allowing Medicaid Providers To Opt-Out Of Family Planning Services On Moral Or Religious Grounds
The 2010 Republican wave is bearing a multi-pronged attack on women’s reproductive rights. Pushing nearly 1,000 anti-choice bills through legislatures, Republican lawmakers across the country are finding significant success …
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EPA Halted Extra Testing for Radiation From Japan Weeks Ago
Airman 1st Class Dakota Parker of Brownsboro, Texas, assigned to Misawa Air Base, Bioenvironmental Engineering Department, applies an applicator to a water sample during a water contamination test on …
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WikiLeaks: Saudi Crackdown on Shiites Has Echoes in Bahrain
Washington — This year's harsh crackdown on Shiite Muslims in Bahrain follows the playbook that Sunni Muslim-ruled Saudi Arabia used against Shiites in its own Eastern Province as recently …
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Obama Opts for Faster Afghan Pullout
Washington - President Obama plans to announce Wednesday evening that he will order the withdrawal of 10,000 American troops from Afghanistan this year, and another 20,000 troops, the remainder …
Former CIA Agent Reveals Bush-Era Effort to Smear War Critic Juan Cole
AMY GOODMAN: The New York Times has reported the Bush administration sought damaging personal information from the CIA on Juan Cole, an academic and prominent critic of the Iraq …
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Cost of Wars a Rising Issue as Obama Weighs Troop Levels
Washington — President Obama will talk about troop numbers in Afghanistan when he makes a prime-time speech from the White House on Wednesday night. But behind his words will …
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Scientists Warn That Ocean’s Marine Life on “Brink of Extinction“
London — The world's oceans are degenerating far faster than predicted and marine life is facing extinction due to a range of human impacts — from over-fishing to climate …
The Growing Desperation of the “Don’t Raise Taxes on the Rich” Crowd
(Photo: ramenlover) The much-vaunted Republican pledge not to raise any taxes is crumbling. Today 34 Senate Republicans voted to end the special tax breaks for …