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Yemen Votes to Formally Remove President
In a rare move for an Arab state where popular dissent worked to unseat a dictator, Yemenis went to polling stations on Tuesday to vote out President Ali Abdullah …
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From Madison to Zuccotti Park
Bill Murray: C'mon, it's Czechoslovakia. We zip in, we pick 'em up, we zip right out again. We're not going to Moscow. It's Czechoslovakia. It's like going into Wisconsin. …
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Witnessing Human Rights Violations in Bahrain
On the long flight to the Gulf Kingdom of Bahrain on February 10, I had been studying the Lonely Planet guide to the region in order to be able …
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Karzai Demand on Night Raids Snags US-Afghan Pact
Washington/Kabul - Nearly a year after the Barack Obama administration began negotiations with the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai on a U.S. military presence in Afghanistan beyond 2014, …
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Can Rep. Bachus and His Money-Crazed Congressional Colleagues Be Stopped from Insider Trading?
Back in the Gilded Age, venality was the rule in Congress. Bribes were as common as tobacco pipes. Lawmakers fattened their bank accounts through insider deals, with the needs …
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Europe Agrees on New Bailout to Help Greece Avoid Default (2)
Brussels - Greece finally secured its second giant bailout early Tuesday after euro zone finance ministers agreed to save it from bankruptcy in exchange for severe austerity measures and …
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$696,000 Sellout: Industry Group Showered Congress With Donations, Won Their Votes on Job-Killing Trade Deal
Last year, Congress passed three trade deals with foreign countries — South Korea, Panama, and Colombia. Although these deals were referred to in mainstream political debate as “free trade” …
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Iraq Officials: Violence Drops as al-Qaeda Group Moves to Syria
Baghdad - The departure of al Qaida-affiliated fighters from Iraq to join the rebellion against Syrian President Bashar Assad in Syria has had one benefit, Iraqi officials say: Violence …
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Monsanto Found Guilty of Chemical Poisoning in France
(Image: Lance Page / Truthout; Adapted: Carl Mueller / Flickr) In a major victory for public health and what will hopefully lead to other nations taking action, …
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Ultrasound Abortion Bill Nears Vote in Virginia
(Photo: B.K. Dewey) Richmond, Virginia - A bill requiring a woman to get an ultrasound before having an abortion is poised to pass Virginia’s legislature this week, …