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Ex-Guantanamo Guard Opens Up About Detainee Treatment
Editor's Note: This story was excerpted from an exclusive report published in February about former Guantanamo detainee David Hicks. Two months after the publication of our story on Hicks, …
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5.9 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes East Coast
An earthquake sent tremors from the nation’s capital to New York City and New England Tuesday afternoon, the result of what officials said was a 5.9 magnitude earthquake based …
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Groups Worry About Environmental Footprint of America’s Cup on SF Bay
San Francisco - For a week next summer and nearly two months in 2013, the San Francisco Bay will become a natural amphitheater for the prestigious 34th America’s Cup …
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Big Organizing Challenge Remains After Temporary Truce at Verizon
The striking unions at Verizon made it clear from the beginning that they might return to work without a settlement if they were convinced management would get serious at …
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GOP Rep. Chabot Bans Cameras At Town Hall As Constituents Chant “Where Are The Jobs?“
Rep. Steve Chabot’s (R-OH) town hall meeting was riddled with protests last night as voters voiced their frustration with the GOP’s focus on deep spending cuts rather than providing …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republican Gov. John Kasich Now Refusing Federal Money to Help the Unemployed, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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Katrina Pain Index 2011: Race, Gender, Poverty
Six years ago, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf coast. The impact of Katrina and government bungling continue to inflict major pain on the people left behind. It is impossible …
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On 15th Anniversary of ‘Welfare Reform,’ Aid Is Not Getting to Those Who Need it Most
On this day 15 years ago, President Bill Clinton signed a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s welfare system that enacted onerous work requirements on poor families before they could …
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Communities to Banks: You Can Fix the Housing Crisis
Banks caused the housing crisis — and the financial crash which threw millions out of their jobs — and they can fix it, according to a new report. …
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Rebel Forces Invade Qaddafi Compound
Tripoli, Libya - Rebel fighters flooded into Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s sprawling compound on Tuesday, overwhelming what remained of its defenses and running pell-mell through the grounds, as the crackle …