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Guantanamo Military Commission “Really About Secrecy,” Alleged Bomber’s Defense Attorney Says
Editor's note: Coverage of this week's military commission hearing at Guantanamo is a collaboration between Truthout and Seton Hall University School of Law, Center for Policy & Research. …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Florida Wants to Sell Off Their State to the Highest Bidder, and More
In today's On the News segment: Anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA are rapidly shedding supporters in Congress, President Obama stepped up yesterday to keep oil barons from screwing over …
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Perry Drops Out of the Race and Endorses Gingrich
11:45 a.m. | Updated North Charleston, South Carolina - Gov. Rick Perry of Texas dropped out of the Republican presidential race here on Thursday and announced his …
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Blackout Strike: Anonymous Calls for Street Protests; Lawmakers Drop Support of SOPA and PIPA
Nadine Wolf protests outside the offices of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), who co-sponsored anti-piracy legislation, in New York, on January 18, 2012. The physical protest joined sites around the …
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State Department Delays Oil Pipeline, Officials Say
Washington - The State Department was expected to announce later Wednesday that it cannot recommend going forward with the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline within the 60-day deadline set …
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Torture, Review of Legal Mail at Issue During Guantanamo Military Commission Hearing
Abd Al-Rahim Hussayn Muhammad al-Nashiri. (Photo: Wikipedia) Editor's note: Coverage of this week's military commission hearing at Guantanamo is a collaboration between Truthout and Seton Hall University …
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Journalist Chris Hedges Sues Obama Administration Over Indefinite Detention of US Citizens Approved in NDAA
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges has filed suit against President Obama and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to challenge the legality of the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes …
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Climate Change Skepticism Seeps Into Science Classrooms
Washington - A flash point has emerged in American science education that echoes the battle over evolution, as scientists and educators report mounting resistance to the study of man-made …
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Protest on Web Uses Shutdown to Take On Two Piracy Bills
With a Web-wide protest on Wednesday that includes a 24-hour shutdown of the English-language Wikipedia, the legislative battle over two Internet piracy bills has reached an extraordinary moment — …
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Tucson Schools Bans Books By Chicano and Native American Authors
Tucson - Outrage was the response to the news that Tucson schools has banned books, including “Rethinking Columbus,” with an essay by award-winning Pueblo author Leslie Marmon Silko, who …