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Arizona Governor Tries to Thwart Obama’s Immigration Directive With Executive Order
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer takes immediate steps to challenge President Obama's new immigration policy.
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“We Are Prepared to Die”: Workers in Colombia at General Motors Plant Sew Their Mouths Shut to Protest Backbreaking Labor Conditions
Instead of providing medical care and changing the work patterns of injured employees, General Motors fires them.
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Ecuador Grants Asylum to Assange, Defying Britain
Mr. Assange has been holed up for two months in the Ecuadorean embassy in London.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Congress Has Its Lowest Approval Rating Ever Recorded, and More
In today's On the News segment: Congress now has an approval rating of just 10 percent - the lowest ever recorded; the United States Court of Appeals for the …
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Credit Card Debt Lawsuits by Lenders Relying on Erroneous Documents, Incomplete Records
"Roughly 90 percent of the credit card lawsuits are flawed and can’t prove the person owes the debt,†said Noach Dear, Brooklyn civil court judge.
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Judge Upholds Pennsylvania Voter ID Law; Opponents to Appeal
The law could disenfranchise as many as 750,000 citizens in the state.
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Poland Peels Back Layers on Secret CIA Prison for Suspected Terrorists
Years later, we are finally learning the details surrounding the villa in Stare Kiejkuty, where the CIA once interrogated Al Qaida suspects in northern Poland
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British Bank in $340 Million Settlement for Money Laundering
Standard Chartered has maintained that only $14 million of the $250 billion in transactions violated federal regulations.
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Romney Still Reaps Huge Profits From Bain’s Vulture Capitalism
The wealthiest man ever to secure a major party nomination for the presidency is crying foul because President Obamau2019s campaign has dared to explain how Romney made his money.
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77 Years After It Became Law, Social Security Keeps 20 Million Americans Out of Poverty
More than 70 years after its creation, social security benefits are keeping the elderly above the poverty line.