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Judge Upholds Pennsylvania Voter ID Law; Opponents to Appeal
The law could disenfranchise as many as 750,000 citizens in the state.
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Poland Peels Back Layers on Secret CIA Prison for Suspected Terrorists
Years later, we are finally learning the details surrounding the villa in Stare Kiejkuty, where the CIA once interrogated Al Qaida suspects in northern Poland
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British Bank in $340 Million Settlement for Money Laundering
Standard Chartered has maintained that only $14 million of the $250 billion in transactions violated federal regulations.
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Romney Still Reaps Huge Profits From Bain’s Vulture Capitalism
The wealthiest man ever to secure a major party nomination for the presidency is crying foul because President Obamau2019s campaign has dared to explain how Romney made his money.
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77 Years After It Became Law, Social Security Keeps 20 Million Americans Out of Poverty
More than 70 years after its creation, social security benefits are keeping the elderly above the poverty line.
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Fight Over Closing of Illinois Supermax Ends 14 Years of Prisoners’ Silence in Solitary Confinement
The story of Tamms Correctional Center is the story of what may be the last throes of the supermax movement, and what a campaign against torture accomplished in less …
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Schlumberger Shutdown Joins Summer of Solidarity
Shaleshock organizers in New York's Southern Tier take their protest directly to the enemy's front door.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Paul Ryan Pick Has Republican Operatives Enraged, and More
In today's On the News segment: The Paul Ryan pick has Republican operatives enraged and believing that Mitt Romney just cost conservatives the White House, the European economy did exactly …
Bombings in Afghanistan Kill Dozens of People
At least three suicide bombers on Tuesday struck a crowded bazaar in southwestern Afghanistan and then at the gates of the hospital where victims were rushed for treatment, killing …
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Obama’s Pledge of Drought Relief Shows Why Incumbents Have Campaign Edge
President Barack Obama on Monday offered a vivid reminder of why being a White House incumbent has big advantages when seeking re-election, as he toured drought-ravaged Iowa promising help …