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Republican FCC Commissioner Who Approved NBC Merger Becomes Comcast Lobbyist
Republican FCC Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker will leave her position with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in June to serve as senior vice president of government affairs with Comcast-NBC. …
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Students, Parents and Teachers Nationwide Protest Gutting of Public Education
Members of the Detroit community protest the arrest of young women and teachers who defied authorities over the closing of Catherine Ferguson Academy on Friday, April 15, 2011. (Screengrab: …
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Court Demands Mental Health Care Reform for Veterans, Cites VA’s “Unchecked Incompetence” (2)
Before he left office more than two years ago, George W. Bush released two reports touting his accomplishments during his tenure as president, boasting that he "provided unprecedented resources …
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Court Demands Mental Health Care Reform for Veterans, Cites VA’s “Unchecked Incompetence“
Before he left office two years ago, George W. Bush released two reports touting his accomplishments during his tenure as president, boasting that he “provided unprecedented resources for veterans” …
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Protesters Take to Syria’s Streets Despite Crackdown
Thousands of protesters in Syria defied a ferocious crackdown and returned to the streets Friday, even in towns that the military had besieged only days before, in a relentless …
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More Attacks Feared as Militants Avenge Osama
Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said the local government is demanding a decisive operation against militants responsible for the attack. "These acts of terror will …
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International Court of Justice: The Lakota’s Last Stand
It is often said that the United States of America is a nation of laws. There is a group of Lakota who would disagree with that. The …
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Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 80 in Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan - More than 80 paramilitary soldiers were killed when at least one suicide bomber blew himself up Friday morning at a military training center in northwest Pakistan, …
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GOP Bill Shifts Oil Drilling Cases to Court Dominated by Judges With Oil Investments
Yesterday, the House passed the so-called “Putting the Gulf Back to Work Act,” which is intended to make it easier for the oil industry to drill in the Gulf …
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Coal Company Gets Punked by the Yes Men
The Yes Men, that prankster-activist group that has ruined many a corporate executive's day, have struck again. This time their target is the notorious Peabody coal company, which operates …