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Merkel Implores German Lawmakers to Back Euro Rescue Measures
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, in a plea for domestic support hours before European leaders are scheduled to hold a crisis summit, beseeched lawmakers Wednesday to back measures to …
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Canada Blocks Torture Case Against Bush
New York - Beaten. Chained to walls. Exposed to extreme temperatures. Deprived of food, water and sleep. Hassan bin Attash, Sami el- Hajj, Muhammed Khan Tumani and Murat Kurnaz …
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Romney Attacks “Environmentally Friendly” Jobs, Ignoring the 64,000 Green Jobs Created in His State
Former Massachusetts Governor and presidential front-runner Mitt Romney — once a candidate who stood up to coal and supported clean energy — is now calling green jobs fake. …
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Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters in Oakland, California
9:48 a.m. | Updated Riot police in Oakland dispersed hundreds of protesters with tear gas on Tuesday night as crowds tried to re-enter a plaza outside of City Hall …
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NC Judge Rejects Ultrasound Requirement in State’s Abortion Law
Raleigh, N.C. - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the most controversial part of North Carolina's abortion-restriction law, which goes into effect Wednesday: the requirement that patients be presented …
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CBO: Income Of The Top 1 Percent Exploded Over The Last Three Decades
The Congressional Budget Office today released a new report on the growth in income that’s occurred in the U.S. over the last three decades. CBO found that, “for the …
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People Power Winning In Ohio: Anti-Worker Law Repeal Favored
The conservative campaign against worker rights is losing in Ohio, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Support for the repeal of SB 5, the law …
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Congressional Black Caucus Targets State Voter Laws as Hostile
Washington - Minority voters have long had problems simply exercising their right to vote in certain parts of the country — and minority lawmakers fear the situation will become …
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Citizens of Nowhere
Washington - When Mona Kareem, a member of the Bidoun population of Kuwait, was 11 years old, a neighbour Kuwaiti woman asked her where she was from. When Kareem …
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Ruling Military Council Intensifies Media Clampdown in Egypt
The media clampdown in Egypt is worsening. Over the past six weeks, the ruling military council has censored the press, raided news organizations, shut down broadcasts and intimidated journalists. …