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Recently Released Autopsy Reports Heighten Guantanamo “Suicides” Mystery
The entrance to Camp Delta at the US Naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba, seen in June, 2010. (Photo: Richard Perry / The New York Times) Autopsy reports …
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Occupy Takes Aim at ALEC Today in 70 US Cities
Protesters, supported by Occupy Santa Fe, demonstrate against ALEC and the influence of money in politics outside the Eldorado Valley Hotel, January 25, 2012. (Photo: suenosdeuomi) The …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Debt Collector Industry Is Booming, and More
TRANSCRIPT: Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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WikiLeaks Exposes Department of Homeland Security Spying on Occupy Movement
Occupy Wall Street, November 15, 2011. (Photo: Ed Gaillard) Rolling Stone's Michael Hastings last night posted a story on an internal DHS report entitled "SPECIAL …
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Occupy Wall Street Rallies Monitored by Dow Chemical
Occupy Town Square in Tompkins Square Park, East Village, New York. February 26, 2012. (Photo: David Shankbone) Last night, Wikileaks revealed a massive trove of e-mails from …
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Despite Cantor’s “Zero Tolerance” Policy, More Than Ten GOP Congressmen Embroiled in Ethics Scandals
A growing number of ethics questions and investigations are mounting for the Republican House majority, despite earlier leadership pledges of ethical purity. In 2010, Rep. Eric Cantor …
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Olympia Food Co-Op Wins Anti-SLAPP Motion, Court Dismisses StandWithUs Lawsuit
Today, a Washington state court dismissed a lawsuit brought against the Olympia Food Coop by StandWithUs and the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs: [The] court …
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Government Increasingly Eyeing Dissent on Social Media
A subpoena by the New York City District Attorney’s office to Twitter should raise alarm bells for anyone who uses social media during demonstrations. According to the Electronic Frontier …
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North Korea Agrees to Curb Nuclear Work, US Says
Washington - North Korea agreed to suspend nuclear weapons tests and enrichment and allow international inspectors to verify and monitor activities at its main reactor, the State Department announced …
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US Sees Iran Attacks as Likely if Israel Strikes
Aircraft ordnance mechanics download weapons for an electrical check aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the North Arabian Sea, January 4, 2012. (Photo: Tyler Hicks / …