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Holder Signals Tough Review of New State Laws on Voting
Austin, Texas - Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Tuesday entered the turbulent political waters of voting rights, signaling that the Justice Department would be aggressive in reviewing …
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Kansas Families Have One Question: Was Iraq Worth It?
A young Marine absorbs the shock of losing four buddies in an instant. A father turns his career upside down and becomes a social worker after …
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Los Angeles and Occupy LA Agree: It’s Time to End Corporate Personhood
On December 3, just two days before Occupy L.A. was evicted by police, the General Assembly of the occupation passed a unanimous resolution calling for a constitutional amendment to …
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Canada Announces Exit From Kyoto Climate Treaty
Ottowa - Canada said on Monday that it would withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, the 1997 treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Under that accord, major industrialized …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Strong Bipartisan Support for Indefinite Detention of Americans, and More
Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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Protesters Halt Operations at Some Western Ports
Oakland, CA - More than 1,000 Occupy Wall Street protesters blocked cargo trucks at busy West Coast ports Monday, forcing some shipping terminals in Oakland, Calif., Portland, Ore., and …
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Nick Turse: Did the Pentagon Help Strangle the Arab Spring?
As the Arab Spring blossomed and President Obama hesitated about whether to speak out in favor of protesters seeking democratic change in the Greater Middle East, the Pentagon acted …
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Occupy Moves to the Home Front
Occupy Wall Street found a new home this week—not a new park, or a plaza, or a square, but a house. Just weeks after the eviction from its encampment …
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EXCLUSIVE: Under Industry Pressure, USDA Works to Speed Approval of Monsanto’s Genetically Engineered Crops
Monsanto researchers in Stonington, Illinois, working to develop new soybean varieties that will be tolerant to agricultural herbicide and have greater yields in July 2006. (Photo: Monsanto via The …
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Republican Ads Get Personal
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (left) and Texas Gov. Rick Perry at a Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sept. 7, 2011. (Photo: …