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So Then the FBI Sent Out an Agent to Check Up on My FOIA Request …
Early last year, I discovered that Abu Zubaidah, the first high-value detainee who was held in top-secret CIA black site prisons and brutally tortured, has a younger brother who …
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New York Could Add One Million Voters in 2013
At the heart of the legislation is a mandated shift from the current paper-based voter registration system to one reliant on electronic records.
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Psychiatrists Seek New Patients at Annual Meeting
Some question the objectivity of a disorder manual written by those who stand to benefit from an enlarged patient pool and new diseases.
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Wisconsin’s New Bad Idea
Wisconsinu2019s historic recall election has taken center stage in the stateu2019s politics. Yet behind the recall curtain, the state struggles to manage damaging budget cuts enacted by Governor Scott …
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Obama Taps Allison Macfarlane as New Head of Nuclear Regulatory Commission
If confirmed by the Senate, Macfarlane will replace Gregory Jaczko, who announced his resignation Monday after months of pressure from the nuclear industry and their friends in government.
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Congressional Black Caucus Rallies Preachers to Tackle Voter-ID Laws
Opponents of the photo ID requirement consider it the equivalent of a modern-day poll tax.
After “Huge Progress,” Veterans Are Still Struggling to Find Employment
Younger veterans are still facing a higher unemployment rate than their civilian counterparts.
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Immigrant Tracking Moves Deeper Into Realm of Sci-Fi
Immigrant rights groups in Los Angeles are reporting that LAPD officers used handheld devices to scan the fingerprints of day laborers on the street corners. The incident, they say, …
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From 1968, a Long View on Movement Building
After demonstrators were arrested and roughed up in an unsuccessful attempt to march to McCormick Place on Sunday, I thought it would be interesting to check in with Mel …
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Democrat to Offer a “Lifeline” for Single-Payer Healthcare
Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) will soon introduce legislation that would allow states to use federal funds theyu2019re receiving through Medicare, Medicaid, and other health care programs to build a …