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Tornado Ravages Alabama City; Storm Toll Grows
The death toll in five Southern states rose sharply Thursday morning to nearly 200 after devastating storms ripped through the region, spawning a deadly tornado in downtown Tuscaloosa, Ala., …
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Is the New Walmart New Enough?
I found this quote, buried in a news story about rising prices in China: "I hear that many Chinese exporters are rejecting orders from Walmart and other …
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All the WikiLeaks Fit to Print
There is a craven disconnect between the eagerness of leading editors to exploit the important news revealed by WikiLeaks and their efforts to distance themselves from both the courageous …
Why the US and NATO Fed Detainees to Afghan Torture System
An Afghan Special Forces soldier searches a mock detainee during a unit demonstration for Gen. David H. Petraeus. (Photo: Staff Sgt. Lorie Jewell / isafmedia) Washington - …
Reducing Influence Peddling in Government Contracting
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Today, the Unites States Air Force relies on a fleet of aerial refueling tankers - overwhelmingly comprised of the jet-powered, Eisenhower-era KC-135 …
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FCC to Review AT&T Merger as Supreme Court Reviews Indecency Policy
(Photo: shooting brooklyn) Wireless provider Sprint yesterday asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to grant it access to confidential paperwork on AT&T's proposed $39 billion acquisition of …
Interview With Investigative Journalist Jason Leopold About the Latest WikiLeaks Release
Jason Leopold is the deputy managing editor ofTruthout.org and a co-founder of The Public Record.
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Wall Street Tames Washington
They came, they saw, they conquered. This line pretty well sums up a little-reported but important story about the new tea partiers in the U.S. House of Representatives. …
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Cagey Obama Sets an Election Trap for Paul Ryan and the Koch Brothers
Republicans are far from figuring out who will be their next presidential candidate, but Barack Obama has already decided who he's running against: Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, a …
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Does Government Know Who the Boss Is?
In Washington state workers are allowed to organize and form unions so they can win good wages and benefits. In “right-to-work” states like South Carolina, though, the government sides …