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Chemical Weapons Experts Still Skeptical About US Claim That Syria Used Sarin
The Obama administration has yet to offer details of what evidence it has and how it obtained it.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Sen. Bernie Sanders Introduced the “Restore Our Privacy Act” to Limit the Spying Power of the NSA and the FBI, and More
In today's On the News segment: Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced the “Restore Our Privacy Act,” which would put strict limits on the NSA and the FBI's controversial powers to …
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US Government Looks to Trim Massive Penal Code
For the first time in two decades, a task force will look at reforms for the criminal justice system.
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Reformist Said to Have Won Iranian Presidency in Heavy Voting
Hasan Rowhani, the candidate favored by Iranian reformists, won the Iranian presidential elections in a landslide, a source said.
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Turkish Protests Are Part of a Global Revolution
In this Acronym TV report, host Dennis Trainor, Jr speaks with Selin, a 19 year-old female resident of Isthanbul, who recounts the physical and physiological abuse she endured after …
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OK Woman Politely Declines to Thank the Lord; Atheists Unite
As comedian Doug Stanhope watched CNN's Wolf Blitzer insinuate that Rebecca Vitsmun must thank the Lord for saving her life, he jumped off the couch, high-fiving himself when she …
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New “Pirates” Report on Corporate Tax Havens
New report exposed the millions of dollars corporations are hiding in offshore tax havens.
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Could Texas Be Turning Blue?
Hints that Hilary Clinton might run for office in 2016 has started rumors that Texas might become a battleground state.
Thousands Strike Greek Government Pulling the Plug on State TV
Costas Lapavistas: State TV shutdown affront to democracy, time is ripe for Left to gain power.
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Why the United States Must Come to Terms With Iran
Gareth Porter interviews veteran US officials about why US policy towards Iran needs to change.