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Lakota Tribes “Refuse to Cooperate” With Tar Sands Proponents
A protester against the Keystone XL pipeline is arrested outside the White House in this screengrab from "The Indigenous Call: Take Back Our Future." (Image: StopKeystoneXL) The …
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Source: Port of Oakland Running at Half Capacity After Wildcat Strike in Solidarity With Occupy Oakland
Port of Oakland. (Photo: st3ck3l) Update 1:42 PM Pacific - Despite push-back from union leaders and the management at the Port of Oakland, rank and file longshoremen …
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Rehabilitating Former Child Soldiers Who “Liked” Killing
Bukavu, DR Congo - Murhula’s* life changed forever when he was nine years old. It was the year that he learned to kill, torture and rape. …
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Drug Terms Reduced, Freeing Prisoners
There are some big meals on the way for Darryl Flood. Mr. Flood, who has served 10 years in prison over crimes involving crack cocaine, …
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Greek Cabinet Backs Call for Referendum on Debt Crisis
Athens - With the government teetering on the verge of collapse, the Greek cabinet offered its full support early Wednesday to Prime Minister George A. Papandreou for his surprise …
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Senators Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-New York) and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) leaves a press conference on April 14, 2011. They are among six Democratic senators who introduced a …
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Special Investigation: Who’s Behind the “Information Attacks” on Climate Scientists?
This week, in a courtroom in Prince William County, Virginia, a hearing will take place that could have implications for the privacy rights of scientists at colleges and universities …
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Congressional Hearing Sought Over Voter ID Laws Sweeping States
Washington - Does requiring a photo ID to vote return America to the days when poll taxes and literacy tests made it hard for minorities to cast ballots? Are …
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US Government Glossed Over Cancer Concerns as It Rolled Out Airport X-Ray Scanners
On Sept. 23, 1998, a panel of radiation safety experts gathered at a Hilton hotel in Maryland to evaluate a new device that could detect hidden weapons and contraband. …
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The Median Net Worth of a Member of Congress Is Five Times Higher Than the Median American Household
Part of the reason the richest 1 percent of Americans have captured our politics is because they are able to finance political races, issue campaigns, and lobbyists. But the …