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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Worsening NATO-Afghan Security Forces Relations Threaten Withdrawal Plan, and More
In today's On the News segment: Churches continue to be some of the largest big bank defectors in the Move Your Money movement, the UK is preparing for war …
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Santorum: “I Don’t Believe in an America Where the Separation Between Church and State Is Absolute” (2)
Rick Santorum took issue with President John F. Kennedy’s famous speech on the separation of church and state on Sunday, telling This Week’s George Stephanopoulos that he does not …
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WikiLeaks Publishes Intelligence Firm Emails
WikiLeaks said Monday that it had begun to expose e-mail correspondence from the global geopolitical analysis firm known as Stratfor, detailing the work of the company for clients. …
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Bush-Appointed Judge Strikes Down Washington Law Protecting Access to Birth Control
Thursday, a George W. Bush appointed judge declared unconstitutional a Washington state law that, among other things, requires pharmacies to dispense birth control and emergency contraception. While it’s not …
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Corporate Margins and Profits are Increasing, But Workers’ Wages Aren’t
As we’ve been noting, corporate profits have made it back to their pre-recession heights (even if corporate tax revenue hasn’t followed suit). In fact, in 2011, corporate profits hit …
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BP Exits California
As political maneuvering continues over the fate of the controversial proposed Keystone XL pipeline, one of the world's largest energy companies — BP — is already signaling the direction …
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Loose Border Between ‘Super PACs’ and Campaigns
Employees listen as former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks at a campaign event at Meridian Bioscience in Cincinnati, Feb. 20, 2012. Weeks …
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How the New Mexico Anti–Nuclear Campaign Achieved a Major Victory
A sign in the grounds of the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, on Sept. 12, 2009. (Photo: Mark Holm / The New York Times) …
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Three GOP Candidates’ Plans Would Increase Debt, Study Says
Washington - President Barack Obama is roundly criticized by Republicans for running up the nation's debt. But if a Republican takes the White House, the debt will keep climbing …
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US Agencies See No Move by Iran to Build a Bomb
Washington - Even as the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said in a new report Friday that Iran had accelerated its uranium enrichment program, American intelligence analysts continue to believe …