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White House Airs Objections to SOPA, PIPA Anti-Piracy Bills
Score one for Google. The White House raised concerns Saturday about aspects of pending anti-piracy legislation that has been strongly backed by the Motion Picture Assn. of America, Hollywood's …
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Haitian Farmers Undermined by Food Aid
(Photo: uusc4all / Flickr) In the months following Haiti’s devastating January 2010 earthquake, the United States government spent $140 million on a food program that benefited U.S. …
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Bomb Kills Dozens in Southern Iraq
Baghdad - Insurgents mounted another vicious attack against Iraq’s Shiites on Saturday, as an explosion ripped through a group of pilgrims in the southern city of Basra who were …
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Fraud and Folly: The Untold Story of General Electric’s Subprime Debacle
For General Electric Co., hawking subprime mortgages was a long way from making light bulbs and jet engines. That didn't stop the industrial giant from jumping into …
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Israeli Source: Assassination of Iranian Nuclear Scientist Joint Mossad-MEK Operation (2)
An Iranian news agency reports that a fourth Iranian nuclear scientist has been assassinated along with his driver. Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan was a professor specializing in petroleum engineering at a technical …
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Undocumented Youth Continue to Fight Secure Communities as Program Is Revealed as Mandatory
Immigrant and civil liberties advocates rally against the Secure Communities program at the Massachusetts State House. (Photo: openmediaboston) As a group of six undocumented youth move through …
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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. …