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Permit for NATO Protest Granted, but Fight Not Over, Say Organizers
"Within sight and sound of the summit" was the demand of a coalition of anti-war activists, Occupiers and union members ready to protest the enforcers of the global 1 …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Federal Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Is Being Challenged in a US Appeals Court, and More
In today's On the News segment:Â Banksters and technocrats pushing austerity in Greece now have blood on their hands, the corruption of American capitalism by Reaganomic deregulation is on full …
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Violence Worsening in Syria in Spite of Pledge, UN Says
Syrian refugees, escaped from the Syrian-Lebanese border, at a safe house in al-Qaa, Lebanon, March 27, 2012. (Photo: Ed Ou / The New York Times) Beirut, Lebanon - Spasms …
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There Will Be Cheating: Another Gift to Big Banks Hidden in Obama’s Principal Reduction Strategy
If you ask a homeowner who has tried to get a government-certified mortgage modification from a bank, half the time you’ll hear a story of lost paperwork, incompetence, and …
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California Students Pepper-Sprayed While Protesting Tuition Hikes Caused by Budget Cuts
Santa Monica College, a public community college in California, has been so strained by cuts to state education funding that it has had to turn away students, increase tuition, …
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Finance Expert Says Speculators Are Behind High Oil and Gasoline Prices
(Photo: brownpau) Washington - Financial speculators are gambling on oil the same way they gambled on the housing market a few years ago — a frightening prospect for the …
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West Virginia Retirees Occupy – and Win
Karen Gorrell choked back tears one Saturday in early March as she pulled the final stake from the tent that had been her home for the past seventy-five days. …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Minimum-Wage Workers Are Screwed, and More
In today's On the News segment: Minimum-wage workers are screwed, more police brutality against students yesterday in California, a radioactive wave is headed toward the United States, and more. …
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The US Has Made No Progress on College Graduation Rates in 30 Years (Chart)
Both the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ Jared Bernstein and University of Missouri-St. Louis political scientist Kenneth Thomas flagged some data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and …
Deal Close on Night Raids, US and Afghan Officials Say
Kabul, Afghanistan - After years of insisting that American forces end covert nighttime raids on Afghan homes, President Hamid Karzai’s government was close to completing a deal that would …