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Women Are Bearing the Brunt of Shutdown Fallout
The 'non-essential' programs that are currently unfunded due to the shutdown are in fact essential for many women and children.
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Medical Device Tax Tricks
You might have heard that some Democrats are 'willing to make a deal' involving the 'small' ($40 billion) medical device tax. Here is what is going on.
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D’Oh! “America Is Not Stupid” Wins IRS Recognition as Tax-Exempt Nonprofit
The IRS has granted nonprofit status to America Is Not Stupid u2013 a dark money group known for a 2012 election ad featuring a talking baby who compared the …
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Shutdown Debate: Both Sides are Still Talking
While Republican leaders met with Obama to discuss the shutdown, Tea Party leaders are refusing to budge on Obamacare.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The GOP Has Its Lowest Approval Rating in History, and More
Jim Javinsky in for Thom Hartmann here – on the news… You need to know this. On Thursday, President Obama stood strong against House Republicans. After a meeting with …
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Plan B and Beyond: Local Struggles for Reproductive Freedom
It's not just about abortion anymore, and the Supreme Court isn't the focal point. Obstacles to women's reproductive health choices are surfacing in pharmacies, state legislatures, city councils and …
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Texas State Trooper Checkpoints Meet Social Media
With tens of thousands of people up in arms about the checkpoints, there is momentum for reform.
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Snowden Accepts Whistleblower Award
Edward Snowden was honored by a group of former US intelligence officials as a courageous whistleblower during a Moscow ceremony.
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Postal Workers Elect New Leaders Who Pledge to Build a Movement
The stakes couldnu2019t be higher for postal workers, who are battling wave after wave of attacksu2014post offices and sorting plants closing, work privatizing, delivery standards eroding.
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Over 865,200 Gallons of Fracked Oil Spill in North Dakota, Public in Dark for Days Due to Government Shutdown
Over 20,600 barrels of oil fracked from the Bakken Shale has spilled from a Tesoro Logistics pipeline in Tioga, North Dakota in one of the biggest onshore oil spills …