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Occupy the Amazon: Brazilian Amazon Groups Invade Site of Dam Project
Buenos Aires - Waving bows and arrows and dressed in war paint, hundreds of members of indigenous communities in the Brazilian Amazon invaded the construction site of the Belo …

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Department of Justice Balks at Turning Over Guantanamo Detainee’s “Power-of-Attorney” Document to His Lawyers
(Illustration: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Attorneys for Abu Zubaydah say they have been trying to mount a meaningful defense for the "high-value" detainee, who has been in …

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Occupy Oakland Protesters Remain in Legal Limbo After Release From Jail
Nine protestors who were arrested during the police raid on Frank Ogawa Plaza early Tuesday morning were released Thursday afternoon after spending more than two days in jail. …

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Iraq War Vet Hospitalized With Fractured Skull After Being Shot by Police at Occupy Oakland Protest
Thousands of people reclaimed the Occupy Oakland encampment in front of City Hall Wednesday after police dispersed them twice on Tuesday — first in a pre-dawn raid on the …

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Occupy Updates: Oakland Protesters Tear Down Fence to Reclaim Space, NYPD Gets Violent During Solidarity March (2)
The latest from the Occupy movement: —Thousands strong, Occupy Oakland protesters reclaimed their park last night by tearing down the fence that had been erected after Tuesday …

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Occupy Updates: Oakland Protesters Tear Down Fence to Reclaim Space, NYPD Gets Violent During Solidarity March
The latest from the Occupy movement: —Thousands strong, Occupy Oakland protesters reclaimed their park last night by tearing down the fence that had been erected after Tuesday …

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Top Romney Adviser Tied to Christian Militia that Committed Atrocities in Lebanon’s Civil War
When GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced his foreign policy advisers earlier this month, one of the names raised some eyebrows among Middle East watchers in Washington: Walid Phares, …

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Gay Troops Sue Over Defense of Marriage Act
The Service Members Legal Defense Network, a group that represents gay and lesbian members of the military, has filed a suit on behalf of several legally married service members …

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Michigan Unions and Poor Face 85 Hostile Laws
An “emergency manager” bill allowing a state-appointed executive to unilaterally fire city councils and school boards and cancel union contracts has drawn the ire of Michigan’s labor movement for …

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Franklin Center: Right-Wing Funds State News Source
As newsrooms across the country shave off staff due in part to slipping ad revenue and corporate media conglomeration, The Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity, is rushing …