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Tens of Thousands Gather in Russia to Protest Legislative Elections
Demonstrators gather to protest of the results of the recent parliamentary elections, in Moscow, December 10, 2011. An hour into the event, police estimated the crowd at 25,000, making …
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Newt Gingrich: Palestinians Are an “Invented” People
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is courting the Republican Jewish vote with a series of statements showing his unwavering support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and …
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Europe Takes a Big Step on Debt, EU Integration
Washington — European leaders closed a pivotal week Friday with an agreement in principle to join a new treaty that would force all but one European Union nation into …
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Saving the Forests with Indigenous Knowledge
Durban, South Africa - For the Laibon community, a sub-tribe of Kenya’s Maasai ethnic group, the 33,000-hectare Loita Forest in the country’s Rift Valley Province is more than just …
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Finally, Higher Taxes for the 1% – Is Occupy Behind Governors’ Moves to Make the Wealthy Pay Their Share?
This week the New York State Senate and Assembly near-unanimously passed a measure that would increase the top tax rate on the state's wealthiest citizens — at Gov. Andrew …
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EPA Links Tainted Water in Wyoming to Hydraulic Fracturing for Natural Gas
Denver - Chemicals used to hydraulically fracture rocks in drilling for natural gas in a remote valley in central Wyoming are the likely cause of contaminated local water supplies, …
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NPR Tries to Track Down Those Millionaire Job Creators
Dean Baker (12/9/11) flagged this NPR Morning Edition report today (12/9/11), and it's well worth a positivity. In the debate over the payroll tax cut, Democrats want …
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Obama Endorses Decision to Limit Morning-After Pill
Washington - President Obama, who took office pledging to put science ahead of politics, averted a skirmish with conservatives in the nation’s culture wars on Thursday by endorsing his …
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Colonel Wilkerson: US War With Iran “Three Years Away”
So it looks like more and more of the covert operations of the US, past and present, are starting to come out. An AP investigation revealed the location of …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: “We’re Seeing Democracy Die in Europe,” and More
Thom Hartmann here – on the news…