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Student Loan Interest Rates Loom as Political Battle
President Obama begins an all-out push on Friday to get Congress to extend the low interest rate on federal student loans, White House officials said, an effort that is …
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Bail Hearing This Morning for Gunman in Martin Shooting
Sanford, FL - Family members of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who was arrested last week on second-degree murder charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, testified at …
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Vermont Legislature Votes to Overturn Citizens United
Truthout combats corporatization by bringing you trustworthy news: click here to join the effort. Progressive activists are celebrating another victory today after the Vermont Legislature became the third in …
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Hang on to That Paycheck! ALEC “Sharpens Focus on Jobs“
This week the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) announced that it would disband its controversial "Public Safety and Elections Task Force" to "Sharpen its Focus on Jobs, Free Markets …
Gulf Aquatic Wildlife Deformities Alarm Scientists
Eyeless shrimp and fish with lesions are becoming common, with BP oil pollution believed to be the likely cause. New Orleans, Louisiana - "The fishermen have never seen anything …
Dozens Killed in Wave of Attacks Across Iraq
Truthout combats corporatization by bringing you trustworthy news: click here to join the effort. Baghdad - A string of deadly explosions and other attacks shook Iraq on Thursday, with …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: House Passes Congressman Paul Ryan’s Budget for the Rich, and More
In today's On the News segment: The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) dismantles its non-economic task forces, the House passed Congressman Paul Ryan's budget for the rich, more bad …
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Secret Donor Gave Anti-Obama Group $10 Million, Watchdogs Demand IRS Crackdown
The name Crossroads Grassroots Political Strategies is misleading: much of the Karl Rove-affiliated group's funding comes from megarich donors, not a grassroots political movement, and campaign finance reformers say …
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New York Times, GE Throw Energy Industry a Party; You Were Not Invited
Those with a nose for dead trees might recall a scandal from the summer of 2009 that sullied the reputation of the Washington Post. Back then, the Post Company …
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ALEC Is Cloning “Model Laws” for Alaska
Have you ever rooted for an underdog — a team, a cause or an idea — and then had it, against all odds, start to score, take root or …