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New “Super PAC” Aims to Raise $55 Million for Rick Perry
Washington - Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the GOP presidential front-runner, may be leading the pack in the money game as well, as a new "super PAC" supporting him gears …

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Europe Divided Over Palestinian State
A Palestinian youth demonstrates for an independent Palestine at the Kalandia checkpoint between Ramallah and Jerusalem, Sept. 17, 2011. (Photo: Rina Castelnuovo / The New York Times) …

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Obama Tax Plan Would Ask More of Millionaires
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the opening session of the White House Rural Economic Forum at Northeast Iowa Community College, in Peosta, Iowa, Aug. 16, 2011. (Photo: Doug …

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In Paraguay a Familiar Story is Playing Out
In Paraguay, the Ayoreo people are fighting for their very survival. These indigenous people are struggling to save their ancestral home in the Chaco region from cattle companies, farmers …

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United Automobile Workers Reach Tentative Agreement With General Motors
Detroit - The United Automobile Workers and General Motors said late Friday that they had reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract.

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Georgia Rally to Save Troy Davis Marches for Justice
Demonstrators at a rally for Troy Davis. (Photo: T. Lynne Pixley / The New York Times) Atlanta - As Troy Davis faces his fourth execution date, the …

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Familiar Hawks Press Obama on Iraq Withdrawal
Washington - A familiar group of mainly neo-conservative hawks – many of whom championed the 2003 invasion of Iraq –released an open letter to President Barack Obama Thursday urging …

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Abbas Says He Will Seek Palestinian State at the Security Council
The Palestinian president announced Friday that he would seek recognition of a Palestinian state at the Security Council of the United Nations next week, a move strongly opposed by …

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Leaked Documents Reveal Major Speculators Behind 2008 Oil Price Shock: Hedge Funds, Koch, Big Banks, Oil Companies
Last month, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) leaked confidential data about oil speculation to a number of media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal. Ordinarily, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, …

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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republican Jobs Bill Puts Forward More Tax Cuts for Millionaires, and More
In today's On the News Segment: House Republicans continue to slam Obama's jobs bill while offering a "poor substitute" in its place, the Supreme Court denied another one of …