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KBR’s Foreign Contractors at Guantanamo Spared Controversial Anti-Malarial Drug Given to Detainees
The Defense Department has claimed it took the unprecedented step of forcing all “war on terror” detainees sent to Guantanamo in 2002 to take a high dosage of a …
Solution: How the Government Can Stop Doing Business With Risky Contractors
It is very hard for the federal government to have a successful criminal or civil prosecution of their contractors and it is the hardest to do with the Department …
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Education Reforms Unveiled by Duncan, Democratic Senators
Washington - U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and a group of Democratic senators this morning embraced a slate of education reforms that move away from rigid testing and …
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How Koch Industries Makes Billions Corrupting Government and Polluting for Free (Part 2)
A protester in downtown Madison, Wisconsin, holds a Koch Industries-controlled marionette of Gov. Scott Walker on February 26, 2011. (Photo: eaghra)
How to Read Gates’ Shift on the Wars
In Establishment Washington, Defense Secretary Robert Gates enjoys a charmed life based on a charming persona. The Fawning Corporate Media (FCM) is always ready with fulsome praise for his …
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KBR’s Foreign Contractors at Guantanamo Spared Controversial Anti- Malarial Drug Given to Detainees
The detention center at the naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in an Oct. 4, 2007 file photo. Harsh interrogation techniques there have drawn fire. (Photo: Todd Heisler / …
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News in Brief: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Westboro Baptist Church, and More
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Westboro Baptist Church
GOP Campaign Against Birth Control Officially Too Crazy for Scaife
We all have our limits. The GOP's crusade against Planned Parenthood is officially too crazy for right-wing philanthropist and media baron Richard Mellon Scaife. In a recent op/ed column, …
News in Brief: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Westboro Baptist Church, and More
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Westboro Baptist Church
Libyan Rebels Said to Repulse Mercenary Attack
Brega, Libya - In a fierce day-long battle, rebel forces in this strategic oil town successfully repelled an attack on Wednesday by government-aligned mercenaries backed by artillery and war …