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A Major Food Organization Is Teaming Up With Monsanto and Friends to Block Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods
This November, Californians will vote for or against Prop 37, the California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act.

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US Walks Back Terrorist Claims Against High-Value Detainee Abu Zubaydah
The Justice Department has quietly recanted nearly every major claim the Bush administration made about Abu Zubaydah the alleged al-Qaeda leader who was the first suspected terrorist subjected to …

On the News With Thom Hartmann: Boston Airport Security Staff Instructed to Racially Profile Passengers, and More
Updates on the most extreme veep nominee in a century, Goldman Sachs' free ride, yet another apparent hate crime against Muslims, and more.

Romney’s Death Squad Ties: Bain Launched With Millions From Oligarchs Behind Salvadoran Atrocities
Forty percent of Bain's start-up money came from elites with extensive ties to El Salvadoran death squads.

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Casino Mogul, GOP Donor Sheldon Adelson’s Man in China Is Focus of Probe
Adelson, better known for his hawkish Israel stance, appears to have a keen interest in Washington's China policy.

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FCC Ruling Will Save Verizon Wireless Customers Big Bucks
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission handed down a decision that could save millions of Verizon Wireless subscribers up to $240 a year.

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Campaign for Paid Sick Days in New York City Aims to Support Working Women
Concentrated in industries like care-giving and food service, and most likely to have to stay home if a child is ill, women risk the most when forced to take …

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Government Recants Major Terror Claims Against High-Value Detainee Abu Zubaydah
Editor's note: This report was originally published on March 30, 2010. We have reposted it due to some technical issues with the original version. The Justice Department has …

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Meet Paul Ryan: Climate Denier, Conspiracy Theorist, Koch Acolyte
Paul Ryan stands with Big Oil against scientific fact and the future of human civilization.

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Paul Ryan Pick Gives Obama a Chance to Change the Subject
Ryan's addition to the ticket will sharpen what is already the starkest contrast over domestic policy in any presidential race in a generation.