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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Report Shows Casino Tycoon Sheldon Adelson Stands to Save $2 Billion Under Romney’s Tax Plan, and More
In today's On the News segment: Shell Oil has been drilling in the Arctic since Sunday despite documents revealing problems with its blowout response systems, casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson …
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Scotts Miracle-Gro to Pay Record Fines for Poisoning Birds and Selling Illegal Pesticides
It's practically impossible to quantify how many wild birds and other wildlife were impacted by Scotts' crimes against nature, but a federal court in Ohio fined the company $4 …
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Why Five Studies Cited by Romney Further Prove His Plan Will Raise Taxes on the Middle Class
If Romney eliminated every single loophole and deduction for wealthy taxpayers, he still couldnu2019t offset the revenue loss without raising taxes on the middle class.
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Revealed: The Dark Money Group Attacking Sen. Sherrod Brown
In May, a previously unknown group started pouring money into Ohiou2019s U.S. Senate race, considered one of the most important in the country and currently the nationu2019s most expensive.
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USDA Finds Hunger Rose in 2011 as the Economy Struggled
New study finds that 17.9 million U.S. households struggled to feed their families.
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Should Kids Go to Jail for Skipping School?
With school budgets cut to the bone, every dollar counts, and each absent child represents lost state funding.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Upcoming German Court Ruling May Hold Fate of Euro Crisis, and More
In today's On the News segment: Kentucky Congressman Rand Paul refuses to believe the facts on shrinking public employment in a debate with economist Paul Krugman, Romney flip-flopped on …
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A Tight Election May Be Tangled in Legal Battles
In the last few weeks, nearly a dozen federal and state court decisions on early voting, provisional ballots and voter ID requirements have driven the rules in conflicting directions, …
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California Spends More on Jails Than Higher Education
As California struggles to comply with a court order to reduce its prison population, a new study finds that the state now spends more on its correctional system than …
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Debt Collectors Cashing In on Student Loan Roundup
The Department of Education paid $1.4 billion to collection agencies to hunt down defaulters, which includes nearly one in six borrowers.