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State-Sanctioned Rape: Forced Trans-Vaginal Ultrasounds in Virginia, Texas and Iowa
Virginia is poised to send two of the most abhorrent anti-choice bills to Governor Bob McDonnell to sign. The governor, eyes trained on a vice presidential bid, has indicated …
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Jeremy Scahill: US Has Ignited Islamist Uprising in Impoverished, Divided Yemen
Has U.S. counterterrorism policy in Yemen strengthened the very threat it sought to eliminate? We speak with journalist Jeremy Scahill, who reports in a new cover story for The …
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Democratic Women Boycott House Contraception Hearing After Republicans Prevent Women From Testifying
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA). (Photo: republicanconference / Flickr) This morning, Democrats tore into House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) for preventing women from testifying before …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Gov. Rick Scott’s Plan to Imprison Floridians for Profit Derailed by His Own Party, and More
TRANSCRIPT: Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
On First Anniversary of Wisconsin Uprising, Gov. Walker Fights Recall Effort by Energized Movement (2)
Today marks the first anniversary of the Wisconsin uprising that erupted after Republican Gov. Scott Walker announced plans to eliminate almost all collective bargaining rights for most public workers, …
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On First Anniversary of Wisconsin Uprising, Gov. Walker Fights Recall Effort by Energized Movement
Today marks the first anniversary of the Wisconsin uprising that erupted after Republican Gov. Scott Walker announced plans to eliminate almost all collective bargaining rights for most public workers, …
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Inmates Trapped in Blazing Honduran Prison Say Guards Shot at Them
Comayagua, Honduras - Charred bodies of inmates remained in the burned hulk of the Comayagua National Penitentiary on Wednesday night, nearly 24 hours after an inmate apparently set a …
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Face Masks, Snipers and Aerial Surveillance: Chicago’s Newest Anti-Protest Measures Revealed
(Photo: Chris Smith / Flickr) Each time a new measure that the city of Chicago is preparing for the coming NATO and G8 summits is unveiled, the …
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Secrecy Loophole Could Still Weaken Bureau of Land Management’s Tougher Fracking Regulations
New regulations drafted by the federal Bureau of Land Management would increase pressure on energy companies to disclose information about the chemicals they use in hydraulic fracturing, a process …
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Audit Uncovers Extensive Flaws in Foreclosures
An audit by San Francisco county officials of about 400 recent foreclosures there determined that almost all involved either legal violations or suspicious documentation, according to a report released …