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Romney: Any Concern for Income Inequality Is “About Envy“
As GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney begins to solidify his frontrunner status, his pitch as the “business” candidate who understands the “real economy” is faltering under heavier scrutiny of his time …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: GOP Leaders Now Trying to Skirt Around the Tea Party, and More
I'm Jacob Dean in for Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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US Restores Myanmar Ties in Response to Rapid Reforms
Washington - The United States restored diplomatic relations with Myanmar on Friday, responding to the new civilian government’s rapid campaign of political and economic changes that most recently included …
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Wikipedia Users Talk Blackout to Protest Internet Attack Bill
Wikipedia is considering joining Reddit.com in participating in a blackout on January 18 to protest the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) that is making its way through Congress. …
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Survey: Illegal Corporate Campaign Contributions Up 400%
In 2009, just 1 percent of respondents to National Business Ethics Survey — a large industry study funded by major corporations like Walmart — said they had witnessed illegal …
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Super PACs Are Making Their Rich Presence Felt in 2012 Campaigns
Washington - Super PACs are living up to their early billing as potential game-changers in the 2012 elections. Free to flood a campaign with as much money …
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US Seeks Rollback of a Health Insurer’s “Excessive” Rate Increase
Washington - The Obama administration said Thursday that rate increases sought by ahealth insurance company were unreasonable, and it ordered the insurer to rescind them or justify its refusal …
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Why America Needs Clean Needles
A few years ago, Roseanne Scotti traveled from New Jersey to New York City to buy clean needles. At a busy pharmacy in Manhattan, Scotti told a pharmacist that …
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Guantanamo Has Got to Go: Protesting Ten Years of Indefinite Detention
(Photo: Mark Engler) “Prisoners of Guantanamo turn right,” yelled the marshal. “Prisoners forward!” In response to the call, several hundred people dressed in orange jumpsuits …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: President Obama Announces Plan to Give Tax Breaks to Businesses Bringing Jobs Back to the US, and More
In today's On the News segment: Two-thirds of Americans believe there are “strong” conflicts between the rich and the poor in America, president announced a new plan to give …