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FBI Militant Informant Tells All
Bill Fulton, undercover FBI informant in the u201cAlaska Militia Trial,u201d gave a lengthy interview to The Mudflats about his role in the case.
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“It’s Not Going to be the Same”: The School Year After Hurricane Sandy
Students who were displaced by Sandy are still struggling to get their academic feet back on the ground.
Jordanians Vote for the First Time Since Arab Spring
Islamic Action Front and opposition groups boycott parliamentary elections, regime not responding to demands for real government reform.
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Hacktivism: Civil Disobedience or Cyber Crime?
Are activists like Aaron Swartz committing civil disobedience, or online crimes?
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What Obama’s Gun Plan Means for Mental Health Care
Four of Obama's 23 executive actions on gun control target mental health explicitly.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: CIA Whistleblower Gets 30 Months in Jail for Releasing Classified Information on Waterboarding, and More
In today's On the News segment: CIA whistleblower, John Kiriakou, was sentenced to 30 months in jail for releasing classified information that exposed the agency's use of waterboarding; Democrats …
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Foul Play in the Senate
Amgen, world's largest biotechnology firm, snuck a clause into the fiscal cliff bill that gives the company two more years of relief from Medicare cost controls for certain drugs.
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Is the US Government Preparing to Charge Accused Terrorist Abu Zubaydah With War Crimes?
Two days before denying Truthout's FOIA requests, the Office of the Chief Prosecutor placed Zubaydah on a list of “horizon cases” the Office of Military Commissions "projects to be …
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How the NRA Undermined Congress’ Last Push for Gun Control
As Obama pushes for gun reform across the country, the NRA continues to rally against gun restriction of any kind, just as they did after the VA Tech shooting …
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Five Days Before Latest College Shooting, Texas Legislator Introduced ALEC/NRA Bill to Allow Guns on Campus
Just days before an altercation at the Lone Star College campus in Houston led to gun fire, a bill was passed to allow concealed weapons onto campuses.