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Jubilation Sweeps Tripoli as Rebels Hunt Desperate Qaddafi

Benghazi, Libya — The long, brutal reign of Col. Moammar Gadhafi appeared to collapse Sunday as rebels swept into Tripoli, captured three of his sons and set off…
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Shashank Bengali,
McClatchy Newspapers
August 22, 2011
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Little Resistance as Rebels Enter Tripoli and Qaddafi Defenses Collapse

Tripoli, Libya – Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s grip on power dissolved with astonishing speed on Monday as rebels marched into the capital and arrested two of his sons, while…
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Kareem Fahim &
David D Kirkpatrick
August 21, 2011
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Egyptian Protesters Reject Israel’s “Regrets” Over Deadly Border Clash

Israel “deeply regrets” the deaths of Egyptian security forces who were killed this week in the pursuit of gunmen who'd carried out a deadly ambush on the Israeli…
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Hannah Allam
August 21, 2011
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Colorado’s Medical Pot Business Is For-Profit, Regulated – and Thriving

A medicinal marijuana office in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. (Photo: SLV Native) Denver – After 15 years as a white-collar “corporate nomad,” Dan Rogers found his new…
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Peter Hecht
August 21, 2011
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One in Four California Families Can’t Afford Food for Their Kids

(Photo: Wayan Vota) San Francisco – One in four California households with children reported food hardship, according to a new analysis of Gallup data released last…
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Raul Rodriguez,
New America Media
August 21, 2011
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Major Backlash at Right-Wing Ohio Governor Has Him Scrambling for “Compromise” With Progressives

Ohio Republican Governor John Kasich talks on the phone before speaking at a press conference with his running mate, Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor, at the Ohio Chamber of…
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Sarah Jaffe,
AlterNet
August 21, 2011
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The Andean Connection: Tracking the Drug War’s Coca Leaves and Failed Policies

Members of an anti-narcotics police unit secure the perimeter of a coca field in a remote area of the Alto Huallaga Valley where eradication efforts were underway in…
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Benjamin Dangl,
The Indypendent
August 21, 2011
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Heavy Fighting Reported in Libya; Rebels Encircle Tripoli

With a tank concealed under trees, rebel fighters prepare to engage in battle against forces loyal to Col. Moammar Gadhafi in the city of Zawiya, Libya, Aug. 19,…
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Kareem Fahim &
David D Kirkpatrick
August 21, 2011
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Verizon Workers Plan to End Strike, Agreeing to Revive Talks Toward a Contract

Leaders of the unions that have been on strike against Verizon Communications announced on Saturday that they were ending the walkout even though the two sides had not…
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Steven Greenhouse
August 20, 2011
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Organizer of Stop the Tar Sands Protest Arrested, Coverage Cut Off

Less than two hours after the sit in protesting the XL Pipeline began outside the White House, Bill McKibben has been arrested. The online live reporting…
by
Deborah Phelan,
Daily Kos
August 20, 2011
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