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Representative Murphy Says Thomas’ Actions Call Into Question Whether He “Can Continue to Serve as a Justice“
In an exclusive interview with ThinkProgress, Rep. Chris Murphy (D-CT) — the lead sponsor of a bill which would strip Supreme Court justices of their immunity from a code …
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Greece and Its Lenders Agree on Austerity Plan
Athens - Greece and its foreign lenders reached an agreement on Thursday on a five-year austerity plan that Prime Minister George Papandreou must now push through Parliament in order …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Jersey House Passes Harsh Anti-Union Bill, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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Greens Force German Nuclear Phase Out
(Photo: J Brew / Flickr) Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel reacted quickly to nationwide antinuclear protests reignited by the still out-of-control radiation disaster at Fukushima, Japan. The chancellor …
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State Department Travel Warning: If You Try to Sail to Gaza, Israel May Kill You
The State Department today released an updated travel warning for Israel and the Occupied Territories. The update signified that it was issued "to warn against participation in any attempt …
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Seized Phone Offers Clues to Bin Laden’s Pakistani Links
Islamabad, Pakistan - The cellphone of Osama bin Laden’s trusted courier, which was recovered in the raid that killed both men in Pakistan last month, contained contacts to a …
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Oil Prices Plunge as US, Europe Tap Strategic Reserves
Washington - Oil prices dropped sharply Thursday on news that the U.S. and Europe will sell 60 million barrels of oil from their strategic reserves over the next 30 …
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New Legislation Would Let States Decide on Marijuana Legalization
(Photo: Luigi Anzivino / Flickr) Forty years after President Richard Nixon declared the war on drugs, members of Congress introduced a bill on Thursday that would end …
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Senate Panel to Probe Whether CIA Targeted Juan Cole
Professor Juan Cole. (Photo: Patrick Giblin / Flickr) The Senate Intelligence Committee is now reviewing whether the CIA and White House may have tried to smear Juan …
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Private Prisons Spend Millions on Lobbying to Put More People in Jail
Yesterday, the Justice Policy Institute (JPI) released a report chronicling the political strategies of private prison companies “working to make money through harsh policies and longer sentences.” The report's …