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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 …
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Mistakes Repeated Through Superstition and Prejudice
Dwellers in Circleville's “Hooverville,” central Ohio (credit: Ben Shahn, 1938). I recently picked up a copy of Lionel Robbins’s 1934 book “The Great Depression” in a used …
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The Chessmaster Cometh?
President Barack Obama meets with Congressional leaders, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), in the White House to discuss ongoing efforts to cut the federal deficit, in Washington, …
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Koch Brothers, ALEC and Their Corporate Allies Plan to Privatize Government
David H. Koch, one of the billionaire brothers who runs Koch Industries, at the Lincoln Center in New York, in this July 9, 2008 file photo. (Photo: Robert Caplin …
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Activists Pave Way for Thousands of New Community Radio Stations
Media reform activists recently won several crucial victories in the battle to free the nation's radio channels from corporate control and, thanks to their efforts, grassroots groups across the …