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Happy 76th Birthday, Social Security – and We Get the Gifts

Social Security has just turned 76. Although the program has been forced to fend off attacks over the past year, we’re proud to say it’s still here and…
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Jamie Hall,
Campaign for America's Future
August 17, 2011
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: California Considering Single-Payer Health Care for Low-Income Residents, and More (2)

TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news… You need to know this. The recall election season is over in Wisconsin – as…
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Thom Hartmann,
The Thom Hartmann Program
August 17, 2011
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Chile’s Student Rebels: Views From the Trenches

Radio Toma, loosely translated as “Occupation Radio,” broadcasts non-stop information about the protests being staged in front of the University of Chile’s main building – literally a stone’s…
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Eloy Fisher,
Council on Hemispheric Affairs
August 17, 2011
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Read the Embarrassing Hacking Allegations That News Corp. Redacted

A journalist listens to the live broadcast testimony by Rupert Murdoch and his son, James, outside Portcullis House, where they were testifying, in London, on July 19, 2011.…
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Marian Wang,
ProPublica
August 17, 2011
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Famine in Somalia Stymied by Access

Washington, Aug 2 (IPS) – While an estimated 12.4 million people linger on the brink of starvation in the Great Horn of Africa, U.S. officials and world relief…
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Lily Hough,
Inter Press Service
August 17, 2011
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Kansas Seeks Federal Grant for Program to Promote Marriage

While turning down one federal handout last week, the administration of Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback was applying for a different one. No, thanks: $31.5 million for…
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Brad Cooper
August 17, 2011
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More Bay of Pigs Documents Declassified by CIA

Freshly released CIA documents on the Bay of Pigs invasion provide new details on the confusion, mixed messages and last-minute changes in plans that ultimately doomed the mission.…
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Mimi Whitefield
August 17, 2011
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Perry Reveals Plan for Total US Anarchy

Texas Gov. Rick Perry announces his candidacy for president at the RedState Gathering, a meeting of conservative activists, in Charleston, SC, August 13, 2011. Perry's entrance into the…
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Brad Johnson,
ThinkProgress
August 17, 2011
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Brother Can You Spare Two Million Jobs? Emergency Jobs Bill Proposed

Responding to the continuing massive jobs deficit,Chicago Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky proposed to create 2 million jobs,introducing the “Emergency Jobs to Restore the American Dream Act.” Surrounded by…
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Staff,
Jobs with Justice
August 17, 2011
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Pakistan Demands Veto on US Drone Strikes

Islamabad – Pakistani civilian and military leaders are insisting on an effective veto over which targets U.S. drone strikes hit, according to well-informed Pakistani military sources here. …
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Gareth Porter,
Inter Press Service
August 17, 2011
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