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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Single-Payer Health Care Could Help Save Cash-Strapped States, and More
In today's On the News Segment: Tens of thousands of people flooded the streets of Oakland yesterday, an Associated Press report says there are now more than 20 million …
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As Polls Slip, Perry Gets First Bounty of ‘Super PAC’ Ads
A new “super PAC” co-founded by Gov. Rick Perry’s onetime chief of staff has begun running campaign ads in Iowa and South Carolina, marking the first advertising by a …
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Thirty Major Corporations Paid No Income Taxes in the Last Three Years, While Making $160 Billion
One of the driving forces behind the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protests is the fact that corporations have not been paying their fair share in taxes. A new report …
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Forty House Republicans Sign Letter Saying They’re Open to Tax Increases
Forty House Republicans joined 60 Democrats today in a letter calling on the congressional super committee to consider “all options” in crafting a deficit reduction package, including increasing revenues. …
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International Security Assistance Force Data Shows Night Raids Killed Over 1,500 Afghan Civilians
Washington - U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) killed well over 1,500 civilians in night raids in less than 10 months in 2010 and early 2011, analysis of official statistics …
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There’s Many a Gray Head in Occupy Wall Street Crowd
New York - Vince Taylor doesn't fit the stereotype of unkempt twentysomething protesters at the Occupy Wall Street site in Manhattan, which was clear from the homemade canvas sign …
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Thanks to the 99 Percent Movement, Media Finally Covering Jobs Crisis and Marginalizing Deficit Hysteria (2)
Part of the reason economic policymakers have failed to properly address the poor economy is because the nation’s news media has not properly covered the unemployment crisis. For example, …
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California Gov. Brown Shuts Down Transparency Website
Sacramento, California - California Gov. Jerry Brown has shut down the government transparency website created by his predecessor, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, as a repository for financial disclosure statements and …
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Obama Meets with Sarkozy, Merkel as G-20 Tries to Solve Greek Debt Crisis
Cannes, France - Warning that the “most important” task for world leaders gathered here is to find a way to resolve Europe's financial crisis, U.S. President Barack Obama huddled …
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Bishop Gene Robinson Explains Why Religious People Should Support the 99 Percent Movement
Over the last few weeks, a number of clergy, religious activists, and writers — both Christian and Jewish — have spoken out in support of the Wall Street protests. …