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Judge Blocks NDAA Indefinite Detention Clause, Truthout FOIA Cited in Testimony
Information revealed by a Truthout FOIA request was cited in testimony presented to a federal judge who ruled this week to permanently block the US military from enforcing part …
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Occupy Wall Street Prepares to Celebrate Where It All Began
This idea that everyone has to converge in [Washington] DC or wherever in order to have a protest is starting to wane away a little bit and people are …
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General’s Defense on Afghan Scandal Ducks Key Evidence
Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, the former commander of NATOu2019s training mission in Afghanistan, denies his involvement in a high level military scandal.
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Egypt, Hearing From Obama, Moves to Heal Rift From Protests
Egyptian leader offered condolences, and vowed to bring charges against those who had scaled the embassy walls in Cairo.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: A Federal Judge Struck Down the Indefinite Detention Provision Within the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and More
In today's On the News segment: Federal Judge Katherine Forrest struck down the controversial indefinite detention provision passed and signed by President Obama on New Year's Eve last year …
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Fed Announces New $23 Billion Round of Bond Buying to Spur Growth
The Fed also said that it now expects to hold short-term interest rates near zero until at least mid-2015.
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Paul Weyrich’s Troika Reunited: ALEC Partners with Republican Study Committee at Heritage Foundation
Controversy is arising as Republican leaders attempt to connect a trifecta of right wing organizations established by conservative activist Paul Weyrich.
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Turmoil Over Contentious Video Spreads to Yemen and Iran
Protesters attacked the American Embassy in Yemen; reports also spoke of a separate protest in Tehran.
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Occupy the TPP: Civil Disobedience Actions Blockade Entrance to Site of TPP Negotiations in VA
Photos and commentary from the latest protest against the Trans Pacific Partnership in Lansdowne, Virginia.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Fukushima Crisis Is Prompting the Japanese Government to Rid the Nation of Nuclear Power, and More
In today's On the News segment: The ongoing Fukushima nuclear crisis in Japan is prompting that government to take action and rid the nation of nuclear power; the Republican …