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On the News With Thom Hartmann: 131 Republicans and 60 Corporations Submitted Friend-of-the-Court Briefs in Favor of Gay Marriage to the Supreme Court This Week, and More
In today's On the News segment: This week, 131 prominent Republicans and 60 major corporations submitted friend-of-the-court briefs in favor of gay marriage to the Supreme Court; Arkansas lawmakers …
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Draft Assessment of Tar Sands Pipeline “Devastatingly Cynical“
Keystone XL will require Obama to issue formal authorization, a key bit of leverage that activists are now hoping to use in the weeks ahead.
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Yahoo Bans Working From Home: “Progress” or a Big Step Backwards?
New policy banning working from home at Yahoo brings up issues with working mothers and employees with disabilities.
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Locked Out of Jobs, Formerly Incarcerated Struggle to Reintegrate
To help the recently incarcerated overcome hiring bias, programs such as the Center for Employment Opportunities assemble them into work crews, paid at fair rates.
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As Sequestration Nears, Federal Workers Brace for Furloughs, Vent Anger at Politicians
On both sides of the National Mall, federal workers are worried about the effects of sequester.
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Listening Device Used to Eavesdrop at Guantanamo Made in California
Lawyers for suspects detained at Guantanamo have alleged their privileged communications have been monitored.
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Automatic Spending Cuts Set to Start After Congress Fails to Act
Obama is expected to sign a directive ordering to start putting spending cuts into effect.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Justice Antonin Scalia Describes Key Provision in Voting Rights Act as a “Perpetuation of Racial Entitlement,” and More
During oral arguments about Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, Justice Antonin Scalia described the key provision as a "perpetuation of racial entitlement."
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Resistance Fighter Stéphane Hessel Has Died
Resistance fighter, deportee, diplomat and co-author of the Declaration of Human Rights Stu00e9phane Hessel died during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday at the age of 95 years.
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Secret Service Refuses Truthout’s Request for Documents on Aaron Swartz
The agency claimed that the release of any documents the agency has on the late Internet activist would interfere with its enforcement proceedings.