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Clinton to Visit Myanmar as Obama Takes Stand on Human Rights
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Arizona Supreme Court Reverses Brewer-Led Impeachment, Reinstates Redistricting Commission Chair
In a stunning reversal, the Arizona Supreme Court tonight reversed an attempted power grab by Gov. Jan Brewer (R) and her Republican colleagues in the state legislature. …
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Two Hundred Are Arrested as Occupy Protesters Mark Two-Month Anniversary
Thousands of protesters across the country flooded streets, squares, bridges and banks on Thursday, snarling traffic and often clashing with the police in a show of support for the …
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In Shooting at White House, Attempted Assassination Charge
Washington - Federal authorities charged a 21-year-old Idaho man on Thursday with trying to assassinate President Obama. They said he had told friends that he believed the president was …
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“Go. Leave. You Can’t Be Here”: What Happened When I Tried to Investigate the Connection Between the NYPD and Brookfield Properties, Zuccotti’s Owners
For the past several weeks, a Ford F550 truck has been parked near the corner of Liberty Street and Broadway, on the outskirts of Zuccotti Park. As activists across …
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Romney Staffers Destroyed Emails, Covered Digital Tracks
On their way out of the governor’s office and onto the presidential campaign trail, aides to Mitt Romney almost completely obliterated their electronic records, deleting emails, purchasing hard drives, …
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Flouting States’ Rights Principles, House GOP Pushes Radical Concealed Carry Bill
Today the House of Representatives debated the controversial “National Right To Carry Reciprocity Act,” which would give people with concealed weapon permits in one state the right to carry …
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California’s High Court Says Proposition 8 Proponents Can Defend Gay Marriage Ban
The California Supreme Court decided on Thursday that the anti-gay marriage group defending California's Proposition 8 ban on gay marriage does have legal standing to defend the ban in …
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Whistleblowers Honored on November 21
Our country’s need for courageous whistleblowers is now. That is mostly why Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence (SAAII) publicly honors people who have spoken truth, and suffered …
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Private Prison Charges Inmates $5 a Minute for Phone Calls While They Work for $1 a Day
Last year the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest private prison company, received $74 million of taxpayers’ money to run immigration detention centers. Their largest facility in …