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US to Deploy Anti-Missile Units in Turkey
The US will send 400 American military personnel and two Patriot air defense batteries to Turkey as cross-border tensions with Syria intensify.
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Pakistan, Afghanistan Moving Ahead on Peace Plan That Cuts US Peace Role
Under the deal, the insurgents would have to renounce violence, cut ties to al Qaeda and
Petraeus Rising: Managing the “War of Perceptions” in Iraq
Petraeus took command in Iraq in 2007 with misgivings, but soon found a way to turn it to his advantage.
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News Flash for the FCC
In order to combat the FCC's media consolidation effort writers at the free press have taken their message to the streets. Read here to see how you can be …
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Rice Drops Bid for Secretary of State, Citing Opposition
Susan E. Rice, the ambassador to the United Nations, has withdrawn her name from consideration for secretary of state, in the face of relentless opposition from Republicans.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Conservatives and Corporatists Hope to Spread Right-to-Work-for-Less Laws, and More
In today's On the News segment: Conservatives and corporatists hope to get more states to pass Right-to-Work-for-less laws, Victims of Hurricane Sandy are the latest hostages of the Republican …
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Senate Intelligence Committee Takes Up “the Pentagon Papers of the CIA Torture Program” Behind Closed Doors: Report Remains Under Wraps
A lawyer for the most high-profile resident of Gitmo sheds light on what the report may contain.
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Matt Taibbi: After Laundering $800 Million in Drug Money, How Did HSBC Executives Avoid Jail?
The banking giant HSBC has escaped indictment for laundering billions of dollars for Mexican drug cartels and groups linked to al-Qaeda. Despite evidence of wrongdoing, the U.S. Department of Justice has …
Thousands Protest Michigan’s Anti-Union Law, But Deep Pockets of Right-Wing Backers Prevail
Michigan Republican Governor Rick Snyder has signed into law two highly controversial anti-union bills, officially making the historic union stronghold the 24th so-called
Charles Glass on Syria’s Mutual Destruction and the Unconvincing Fears of Assad’s Chemical Weapons
Veteran journalist Charles Glass joins us to discuss his recent trip to Syria and its largest city, Aleppo.