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Obama’s Scramble for Africa Secret Wars, Secret Bases, and the Pentagon’s “New Spice Route” in Africa
Few in the U.S. know about this superhighway, or about the dozens of training missions and joint military exercises being carried out in nations that most Americans couldnu2019t locate …
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Congress Considers Prosecutions of Reporters Over Leaked Information
In response to New York Times stories that relied on leaks of sensitive national-security information, a House of Representatives panel on Wednesday discussed legislation that could allow journalists to …
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Workers Protest Con Ed Lockout: “They Couldn’t Raise Rates on Customers … So They Went After Us“
As negotiations between union reps and management to settle the Con Ed lockout continue far from the public's view, the workers are making their presence known in the street.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Taxes in America Are at a 30-Year Low, and More
In today's On the News segment: Taxes in America are at a 30-year low, Georgia is close to executing a mentally disabled inmate, climate-change deniers infiltrate Canada, and more. TRANSCRIPT: …
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John Deere, CVS Caremark, HP, MillerCoors and Best Buy Drop ALEC
Today, five new companies have pledged to stop funding the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). They include John Deere, CVS Caremark, MillerCoors, HP, and Best Buy.
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DoD Report Confirms Interrogators Pulled “Deliberate Ruse” on Jose Padilla; Convinced Him Flu Shot Was “Truth Serum“
In 2006, a lawyer for convicted terrorist Jose Padilla made an explosive claim in a federal court filing: the enemy combatant was given drugs against his will, believed to …
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Midwest Drought May Spark Food Inflation
Experts warn it could mean higher costs for everything from a hamburger to a gallon of milk in the months ahead.
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National Reconnaissance Office Accused of Illegally Collecting Personal Data
The office is so intent on extracting confessions that officials have rewarded polygraphers with cash bonuses.
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EXCLUSIVE: DoD Report Reveals Some Detainees Interrogated While Drugged, Others “Chemically Restrained“
Detainees in custody of the US military were interrogated while drugged with powerful antipsychotic and other medications that
Rachel Maddow | Richard Engel: What is Really Happening in Syria?
Richard Engel, foreign correspondent for NBC news, talks with Rachel Maddow about the balance of power in Syria as he observed it after sneaking into the country from Turkey.