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Islamists Retreat Without Fight From Towns in Central Mali as French Continue to Deploy
Without a civilian population around them, the rebels would have become far more exposed to the aerial attacks.
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In Reversal, House GOP Agrees to Lift Debt Limit
House Republicans said Friday that they would agree to lift the federal governmentu2019s statutory borrowing limit for three months.
Hostage Crisis in Northern Africa: Is al Qaeda Involved?
After months of indecisiveness, government leaders in Mali excepted European intervention in order to address the onslaught of Islamist violence.
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What Happened After a Nation Methodically Murdered Its Schizophrenics? Rethinking Mental Illness and Genetics
If serious mental illnesses are highly heritable, wouldn't the sterilization and murder of such people diminish their prevalence?
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Two GOP Congressmen Want to Impeach Obama Over Gun Reforms, and More
More than 300 private schools teaching creationism receive taxpayer dollars, and more.
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Algerian Military Launches Raid to Rescue Hostages
Militant assault on Western-run gas compound reportedly retaliation for French military strikes against Islamist rebels seeking to overthrow the government in neighboring Mali.
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Big Media Behaving Badly
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Obama EPA Shut Down Weatherford, Texas Shale Gas Water Contamination Study
The Obama Administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) censored a smoking gun scientific report related to shale gas contamination in Texas.
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Militants Seize Americans and Other Hostages in Algeria
Attack could expand conflict previously confined within neighboring Mali.
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Human Rights Watch, US Reject Report That Syria Used Chemical Weapons
The Syrian government's use of other weapons has previously been confused with chemical weapons.