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Cantor Rakes In Wall Street Donations While Calling Occupy Protesters a “Mob“
When the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations first gained some national prominence, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) derided the protesters as a “mob,” saying, “Believe it or not, some …
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UNESCO Approves Palestinian Membership; US, Israel Suspend Funding in Response
Paris - Palestine became the 195th full member of Unesco on Monday, as the United Nations organization defied a threatened cutoff of American funds under federal legislation from the …
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Keeping It Clean: Maine’s Fight for Fair Elections (2)
Eleven years ago, a waitress named Deb Simpson was elected to Maine’s state legislature—one of 116 candidates to run that year under the state’s newly implemented Clean Elections Act, …
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National Radio Project Speaks to Truthout’s Mike Ludwig About Ohio’s GOP-Funded Anti-Union Campaign
Campaign finance reports were due in Ohio last Thursday, and labor groups supporting a repeal of Senate Bill 5, a bill that would strip public workers of collective bargaining …
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Financial Records Suggest Cain Campaign Received Illegal Corporate Funding
As campaign reporters react to Politico’s bombshell allegation that GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain sexually harassed two former employees, Daniel Bice reveals potentially groundbreaking financial records suggesting the the …
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Were US Elections Sold to Corporations So Clarence Thomas Could Reward His Friends?
When Clarence Thomas took his seat before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1991, things were not looking good for him. Anita Hill, a former employee of Thomas' at the …
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Will Federal Refinancing Program Help States Most in Need?
San Francisco - Nearly 1 million struggling homeowners nationwide could get a lifeline to stave off foreclosure, thanks to changes to a federal housing program. The …
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As Meeting Approaches, Fed Panel Is Divided on Direction
Washington - When the Federal Reserve’s policy-making committee meets on Tuesday and Wednesday, 5 of the 10 voting members will arrive in open disagreement with the chairman, Ben S. …
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Obama Tries to Speed Response to Shortages in Vital Medicines
Washington - President Obama will issue an executive order on Monday that the administration hopes will help resolve a growing number of critical shortages of vital medicines used to …
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Occupy Protest at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London Divides Church
London - In a city where demonstrations of every kind are part of the daily syncopation, there has rarely been any with quite the same potential for amplifying the …