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On the News With Thom Hartmann: United Nations Warning Europe and United States to Drop Austerity Agendas
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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A Qaddafi Exile in Africa Is Unlikely, Experts Say
Nairobi, Kenya - Despite reports that Moammar Gadhafi is fleeing toward Niger or nearby Burkina Faso, few experts on African politics believe it is likely he would be granted …
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UAW Dissidents Push Second-Tier Workers into Contract Talks
Auto worker dissidents are claiming progress in their months-long campaign against the two-tier system that pays new hires about half a “traditional” worker’s wage. As bargaining …
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Perry, Romney Square Off in Reagan Library Debate
Sharing a debate stage for the first time, Republicans Rick Perry and Mitt Romney sparred Wednesday night in a series of testy exchanges over jobs, Social Security and the …
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Obama Jobs Plan to Include $300 Billion in Tax Credits, Spending
Reporting from Washington—President Obama on Thursday will roll out a jobs package that strives to lift the ailing economy through $300 billion worth of tax credits, school renovation projects, …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Before Wildfires, Texas Gov. Rick Perry Cut Firefighter Program by 75 Percent, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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Nepal’s Women Farmers Discard Imported Hybrid Seeds and Husband Local Varieties in Co-Op Seed Banks
Kathmandu - Learning a lesson from crop failures attributed to climate change, Nepal’s women farmers are discarding imported hybrid seeds and husbanding hardier local varieties in cooperative seed banks. …
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Qaddafi Loyalists Fled to Niger by Convoy, US Affirms
Reporting from Tripoli, Libya, and Washington— More than a dozen high-ranking loyalists of Moammar Kadafi made a desert getaway into neighboring Niger, US officials said Tuesday, but …
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Plan Would Keep Small Force in Iraq Past Deadline
Washington — Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is supporting a plan that would keep 3,000 to 4,000 American troops in Iraq after a deadline for their withdrawal at year’s …
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What Comes Next for the Tar Sands Action
Dear friends— Here’s the battle plan we promised—a few hours late, because it’s been a big job wrapping up phase one of this campaign. By …