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Guantanamo Hunger Strike “Potentially Life-Threatening,” Attorneys Allege in Letter to Prison Officials
The prisoners, many of whom have been cleared for release, refused food when guards started to seize their personal items, such as books, family photos, letters and legal mail.
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We’re All Women Workers Now: How the Floor of the Economy Has Dropped for Everyone
The jobs currently held by all workers are beginning to look more like stereotypical u201cwomenu2019s work.u201d
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Why You Don’t Frack With John Lennon’s Farm
When fracking hits close to home, big names find common ground with small towns.
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Breaking: Hugo Chavez Dead
Hugo Chavez died Tuesday, leaving behind a legacy and questions about the future of the Bolivarian revolution.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Americans Are Already Feeling the Pinch of Austerity, and More
Only 4 days after the March 1st Sequester deadline, people around our nation are already starting to feel the pinch of austerity; Republican lawmakers in Texas don't care if …
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Lobbyists Targeting Liberal Groups Channeled Chinese Hackers’ Strategy
Lee Fang: Recent revelations that the Chinese military is engaging in internet spying and sabotage sound similar to a plot developed on behalf of the US Chamber of Commerce …
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Three Things To Know About Obama’s Pick for EPA Chief
Wondering about McCarthyu2019s pedigree and why enviros are so excited to see her head up the EPA?
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Survey: No Nuclear Plants Meet New Safety Standards
According to an Asahi Shimbun survey, none of Japan's 16 power plants are up to standard, making them ineligible to be restarted.
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US Consolidates Afghan Bases With Eye Toward Pulling Out
Forward Operating Base Apache, Afghanistan — At FOB Apache, U.S. military engineers are frantically finishing a second chow hall and a new recreational building four times bigger than the old …
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Gina McCarthy Tapped to Head EPA, Ernest Moniz to Lead Energy Department
President Barack Obama announces three cabinet-level nominations including Gina McCarthy for the Environmental Protection Agency, Ernest Moniz as his new Energy secretary.