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Fighting Fire in Haiti
When police and the landowner commanded Michelène Pierre to vacate her tent on a Sunday afternoon so that they could light it on fire, she responded: "If you want …
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Nobel Laureate Elected in Myanmar, Party Announces
Yangon, Myanmar - The party of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi declared that she had won a seat in Myanmar's Parliament on Sunday, an unofficial result that may herald …
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U.S. Corporate Tax Rate Much Lower Than Most Other Developed Nations
Republicans have been kvetching about the fact that, as of Sunday, the U.S. will have the highest statutory corporate tax rate in the world following a scheduled cut in …
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United States Moves Closer to Direct Intervention in Syria
The United States and more than 60 other countries moved closer on Sunday to direct intervention in the fighting in Syria, with Arab nations pledging $100 million to pay …
Missouri Legislator: Qualified to Legislate Women’s Health Because “My Father Was a Veterinarian”
In Illinois, they run reproductive rights bills through the agriculture committee. In Missouri, they call male lawmakers experts because they are the sons of veterinarians. Not a joke. Via …
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In Hiding, Bin Laden Had Four Children and Five Houses
Islamabad, Pakistan - Osama bin Laden spent nine years on the run in Pakistan after the Sept. 11 attacks, during which time he moved among five safe houses and …
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Current TV Fires Keith Olbermann, Replaces Him With Eliot Spitzer; Olbermann to Sue
Keith Olbermann. (Photo: Ozier Muhammad / The New York Times) The New York Times’ Brian Stelter breaks the news that Current TV has let go Keith Olbermann, and will …
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A Health Law at Risk Gives Insurers Pause
As the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of the federal health care law, one option that had seemed unthinkable to its designers and supporters now seems at least possible: …
On the News with Thom Hartmann: Anti-Austerity Strikes Halted Business in Spain Yesterday, and More
In today's On the News segment: Supreme Court now deciding the fate of Obamacare, the recall vote of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is set, new oil subsidies sail through …
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The Corporations Bankrolling ALEC, Which Has Promoted the “Stand Your Ground” Gun Law as a “Model” Bill
The gun lobby has come under the spotlight for its role in the so-called “Stand Your Ground” or “Shoot First” law that may protect the man who shot and …