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Fracking Waste Could Go to North Carolina Coastal Towns If Ban Is Lifted
Despite longstanding legislation that bans dumping toxins deep underground in North Carolina, oil lobbyists are attempting to overturn the law.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Attorney General Eric Holder Made His Second Startling Confession, and More
Holder admitted that some banks are simply too big to prosecute; and more.
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The Debt “Trial of the Century” – Vulture Hedge Funds v. Argentina
Yesterday, two holdout vulture funds, including Paul Singer's NML Capital, were in a New York Federal court versus Argentina. The Financial Times has dubbed the proceeding the "'the trial …
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Venezuela’s Foreign Policy Without Chávez: Is This the End of ALBA?
A critical aspect of Venezuelau2019s post Chu00e1vez government is how its foreign policy will be structured.
EXCLUSIVE: Newly Released Autopsy Reports Raise Questions About Deaths of Two Guantanamo Detainees
And a prominent forensic pathologist criticizes Guantanamo officials for failing to more closely monitor another detainee before his death from cardiovascular disease in 2011.
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Guantanamo Hunger Strike “Potentially Life-Threatening,” Attorneys Allege in Letter to Prison Officials
The prisoners, many of whom have been cleared for release, refused food when guards started to seize their personal items, such as books, family photos, letters and legal mail.
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We’re All Women Workers Now: How the Floor of the Economy Has Dropped for Everyone
The jobs currently held by all workers are beginning to look more like stereotypical u201cwomenu2019s work.u201d
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Why You Don’t Frack With John Lennon’s Farm
When fracking hits close to home, big names find common ground with small towns.
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Breaking: Hugo Chavez Dead
Hugo Chavez died Tuesday, leaving behind a legacy and questions about the future of the Bolivarian revolution.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Americans Are Already Feeling the Pinch of Austerity, and More
Only 4 days after the March 1st Sequester deadline, people around our nation are already starting to feel the pinch of austerity; Republican lawmakers in Texas don't care if …