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Turkey Expels Israeli Ambassador Over Flotilla Raid
Ankara, Turkey — Turkey said on Friday that it was downgrading its diplomatic and military ties with Israel and expelling its ambassador in a display of anger at Israel’s …
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Rebels Yank Open Gates of Infamous Libyan Prison, Seeking Clues to a Massacre
Tripoli, Libya - The liberators of Abu Salim prison came swinging sledgehammers. The inmates flashed victory signs, locks fell, a crowd cheered and the doors swung open. …
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For the Governor of Vermont, a Crash Course in Disaster Management
Pittsfield, Vermont - After helicoptering into this flood-ravaged town and delivering a pep talk to residents who had been stranded for three days and counting, Gov. Peter Shumlin asked …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Boehner Rejects Obama’s Request for a Joint Session of Congress, and More
In today's On the News segment: Speaker of the House John Boehner made history yesterday by rejecting a presidential request for a joint session of Congress, Michigan Republican Gov. …
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California Clinic Puts Smile on Community Care
Ravenswood Family Health Clinic from New America Media on Vimeo.
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Legislature in California Set to Pass a Dream Act
Los Angeles - The California Legislature is poised to pass a law that would allow illegal immigrants to receive state-financed aid for college. Known as the California Dream Act, …
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Iraqi Children in US Raid Shot in Head, UN Says
A U.S. diplomatic cable made public by WikiLeaks provides evidence that U.S. troops executed at least 10 Iraqi civilians, including a woman in her 70s and a 5-month-old infant, …
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The Trials of Joe McGinniss
(Image: JR / Truthout) On May 24, 2010, Palin posted a photo on Facebook she called, "Just When Ya Think It Can't Get Any More ‘Interesting’ ... …
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Perry’s Iowa Remarks Reveal Republican Strategy on Social Security
The media have portrayed Governor Rick Perry’s description of Social Security as a “Ponzi scheme” at a recent Iowa campaign event as the latest extreme statement of an unconventionally …
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Department of Justice Moves to Block AT&T Merger With T-Mobile
The Justice Department sued on Wednesday to block AT&T’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile, a deal that would create the largest carrier in the country and reshape the …