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FBI Finally Votes to Expand Definition of Rape
The “Rape is Rape” campaign, demanding that all rapes be counted in the FBI’s annual Uniform Crime Report (UCR), took a huge step forward yesterday at a crucial meeting …
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Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan Would Give Hudreds of Thousands Back to Millionaires
Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 tax plan would give every American making more than $1 million an average tax cut of $455,000, according to a new independent analysis. All …
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Citigroup Settles for $285 Million; No Wall Street Executive Jailed Yet
Washington - Global banking giant Citigroup has agreed to pay $285 million to settle charges that it misled investors about a complex financial instrument tied to the now-crippled housing …
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Clinton Issues Blunt Warning to Pakistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - Setting the stage for a high-level diplomatic showdown, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton bluntly warned Pakistan’s leaders on Thursday that they would face serious consequences …
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NPR Gets Radio Host Fired for Occupying
National Public Radio on Wednesday discovered that a woman named Lisa Simeone who produced hosted a show about opera called “World of Opera” had been participating in a nonviolent …
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Moammar Qaddafi Reported Killed in Final Battle for Sirte
Libyan leader Col. Moammar Qaddafi in an undated photo from a collection of family photos taken from Qaddafi's home, in Tripoli, Libya. (Photo via The New York Times) …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Fight It Out in CNN-Hosted Debate, and More
In today's On the News segment: Republicans fought it out last night in a CNN-hosted debate in Las Vegas, Occupy Wall Street may be close to releasing its demands, …
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Huckabee “Jokes” (Again) About Voter Suppression
While campaigning in favor of Issue 2 in Ohio (the referendum forced onto the ballot by voters in an attempt to veto the GOP bill that strips public unions …
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Roundup Ready Alfalfa Damages US Seed Industry
When Roundup Ready (hereafter “RR”) alfalfa was first suggested I did not think that it would be developed and introduced because most alfalfa fields are never sprayed for weed …
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Occupy Movement Heats Up US South
Atlanta - As the Occupy Movement spreads like wildfire across the United States and around the world, protests in the U.S. South are facing unique challenges. …