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GAO Report on Guantanamo Doesn’t Touch Indefinite Detention, Civil Liberties Offenses
The Government Accountability Office finds it would be possible to close the military facility and move the 166 detainees to the US.
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Syrian Government Cuts Off Internet Access
The Syrian government cut off the entire countries access to the internet on Thursday during fierce fighting in Damscus.
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Whistleblower: Nuclear Regulators Suppress Facts, Break Law
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has known at least since 1996 that flooding danger from upstream dam failure that can effect any of 34 vulnerable nuclear plants in the nation.
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ALEC Convenes in Washington; Damage Control at Top of Agenda
Members of ALEC are convening this week in Washington, DC to try to salvage the organization's viability.
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Why Are Cows Tails Dropping Off?
Evidence of food contamination on land that farmers lease to oil companies for fracking is not reassuring.
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Activists Demand Replacement of Federal Judge in Hacker Case, Citing Conflict of Interest
Hammond supporters seek removal of judge.
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Report: America’s Domestic Workers Raise Kids, Care for Seniors, Run Households Without Benefits, Protections or a Living Wage
Domestic workers and caregivers toil for long hours, low pay and few legal protections.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: A Movement in the US Senate Aims to Abolish Indefinite Detention, and More
As the so-called fiscal cliff nears, Republicans will likely hold things like extended unemployment benefits hostage.
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Quantico psychiatrist Claims Bradley Manning’s Pretrial Conditions Worse than Death Row
Yesterday at Bradley Manning's Article 13 hearing, professional military psychiatrist Captain Kevin Moore testified that Bradley Manning's pretrial confinement conditions at Quantico military brig were worse than that of …
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Challenging President Morsi On Tahrir Square
As a part of delegations over the past four years that have made their way to Gaza, we have stopped in Cairo to pick up needed authorizations. This week …