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Full-Blown Civil War Erupts on Wall Street: As Reality Finally Hits the Financial Elite, They Start Turning on Each Other
Finally, after trillions in fraudulent activity, trillions in bailouts, trillions in printed money, billions in political bribing and billions in bonuses, the criminal cartel members on Wall Street are …
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Governor Walker Accused of Over 1,000 Violations of Campaign Finance Law, Could Face $557,500 Fine
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) may have violated his state’s campaign finance law over 1,000 times in the 2010 gubernatorial campaign by failing to properly report contributions, according to …
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The Tea Party’s Not-So-Civil War
I met Karen Martin, a few days before New Year’s, at a cafe in Greenville, the hub of conservative politics in South Carolina. A 54-year-old refugee from the North …
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Several States Using Little-Known Fund to Jump-Start the Clean Economy
A little-known source of clean energy funding could prove a crucial job-creation engine in the states, as federal support diminishes and they seek fresh growth drivers. …
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Bill Moyers: He’s Back, Just as Curious as Ever
Bill Moyers, of the former PBS series, “Bill Moyers Journal,” at the City University of New York, December 14, 2011. Just 20 months after retiring, Moyers is returning to …
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“It Was a Sunny Day“
Pfc. Brandon Neely worked as a miitary guard at Guantanamo when the detention camp opened ten years ago today. (Photo courtesy of Brandon Neely) A former Guantanamo …
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Confrontation Between Pakistan’s Army, Government Spark Coup Concerns
Islamabad, Pakistan - The confrontation between the civilian government and the army in Pakistan turned into a bitter open clash Wednesday, when the military warned that remarks this week …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Mitt Romney Wins New Hampshire, and More
TRANSCRIPT: I'm Karl Frisch in for Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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Guantánamo Detainees Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Prison’s Tenth Anniversary
Detainees at the U.S. military base at Guantánamo Bay launched a hunger strike today marking the prison’s 10th anniversary, inspired in part by U.S. activists who have called for …
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The GOP’s 2012 Iowa Caucuses: A National Model for Transparent Democracy
Before we move on to the nightmare of democracy and secret, concealed “trust-me” vote-counting which will comprise the bulk of the “First-in-the-Nation” primary in New Hampshire, I'd like to …