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On the News With Thom Hartmann: UN to Weigh In on American Voter ID Laws, and More
In today's On the News segment: Afghan President Hamid Karzai called for all NATO troops to be pulled out of rural areas, United Nations will weigh in on American …
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Storming the Bastille
Translated Wednesday 14 March 2012, by Henry Crapo (who is a member of Truthout's Board of Advisors) and reviewed by Isabelle Métral. "We are going to create a …
Karzai Calls on US to Pull Back as Taliban Cancel Talks
Kabul, Afghanistan - Prospects for an orderly withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan suffered two blows on Thursday as President Hamid Karzai demanded that the United States confine troops …
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Women Figure Anew in Senate’s Latest Battle
Washington - With emotions still raw from the fight over President Obama’s contraception mandate, Senate Democrats are beginning a push to renew the Violence Against Women Act, the once …
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Reid Forces McConnell to Compromise on Judges
As ThinkProgress previously reported, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) filed seventeen petitions to break Senate Republican filibusters on as many judges earlier this week. Initially, McConnell reacted to …
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My Statement Regarding Greg Smith’s Goldman Resignation
The Goldman Sachs building. (Photo: Waldemar Koscielny / Flickr) Today, I have received dozens of media requests and hundreds of emails regarding former Goldman Sachs executive, Greg …
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Sen. Barbara Boxer Claims Success With Bipartisan Transportation Bill
Washington - The Senate's approval Wednesday of a two-year, $109 billion transportation bill gives Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer a prize that has sometimes eluded her: a newly polished reputation …
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A Public Exit From Goldman Sachs Hits at a Wounded Wall Street
The Goldman Sachs Building and the Empire State Building. (Photo: Derek D / Flickr) Wall Street traders come and go all the time, but few have quit …
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US Army Pulls Ads From Rush Limbaugh’s Show
Rush Limbaugh (Photo: Brett Tatman / Flickr)
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Florida Doles Out Billions in Corporate Tax Breaks While Slashing College Funding and Laying off Thousands
Florida’s GOP dominated legislature, along with Republican Gov. Rick Scott, has already decided that it would be prudent to pay for a corporate tax break by slashing the state’s …