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Did Pro-Diplomacy Backlash Stop Steny Hoyer From Nixing Obama’s Deal to Prevent War With Iran?
Events strongly suggest Steny Hoyer, Democratic minority whip in the House, was considering signing on to a bill by Republican Eric Cantor that would have undermined a potential diplomatic …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Regulators Are Expected to Adopt the Volcker Rule, and More
Today, five different regulatory agencies are expected to adopt the Volcker Rule, which would redraw a line between regular banking and Wall Street gambling, and more.
President Obama: Nelson Mandela “Freed Not Just the Prisoner, but the Jailer as Well”
Tens of thousands gathered at the FNP Stadium in Soweto near Johannesburg today for a memorial to honor Nelson Mandela, who died last week at the age of 95.
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The Drone That Takes Out Julian Assange
Earlier this year, as the Edward Snowden story was just starting to break, Michael Grunwald — the Time magazine senior national correspondent and poster boy for everything wrong with …
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ColorLines Magazine: MAP Test Boycott Among “10 Racial Justice Wins for 2013!″
ColorLines magazine just released their list "10 Racial Justice Wins for 2013"—and it is impressive. In a year when George Zimmerman was permitted to legally lynch Trayvon Martin, it …
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Urban Fracking Bonanza Threatens Dallas Suburbs
Fort Worth, which sits on top of the vast Barnett Shale, is the first major city in America to allow extensive fracking within the city limits.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Congressional Negotiators Close to “Fast-Tracking” the TPP, and More
House and Senate negotiators are close to a deal on "fast-tracking" the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and more.
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ALEC Stands Its Ground, but Stumbles
The Guardian published ALEC documents demonstrating that the group has recently lost around 60 corporate members, largely as a result of its role in facilitating corporate influence over state …
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How Bureaucrats Stand in the Way of Releasing Elderly and Ill Prisoners
Prisons are struggling to cope with the growing number of elderly and ill inmates incarcerated in the US.
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Is Afghan President Rejecting US Security Pact Due to Mysterious Civilian Killings in Wardak Province?
The US military's refusal to cooperate with the investigation of civilian deaths in Nerkh, a district of Wardak in Afghanistan, has put a strain on the pact ensuring the …