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From Tahrir to Wall Street: Egyptian Revolutionary Asmaa Mahfouz Speaks at Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street received a surprise visit Monday from several leading Egyptian activists, including 26-year-old Asmaa Mahfouz. She is one of the founders of the April 6 Youth Movement, …
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Women Seek to Set Their Stamp
Tunis - Nine months after a popular election toppled the dictatorship of former Tunisian president Zine Abidine Ben Ali, voters headed to the polls Sunday to cast their ballots …
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53 Bodies Found in Libya Raise More Questions about Fighters
Fifty-three bodies discovered over the weekend were those of loyalists of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi who appeared to have been executed after capture, the latest in a string …
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Calling Out Corrupt Practices
Washington, D.C. - Opaque shell companies, foundations and trusts are the modus operandi of corrupt organisations looking to hide significant sums of money, often just by using existing loopholes …
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Outside Cleveland, Snapshots of Poverty’s Surge in the Suburbs
Parma Heights, Ohio - The poor population in America’s suburbs — long a symbol of a stable and prosperous American middle class — rose by more than half after …
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Return to Sender
Arkansas - On a recent morning, a small crowd gathered in the freshly swept parking lot of the Lambrook, Ark., post office, a simple brick building with white trim. …
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Death Toll in Turkey Earthquake Rises as Rescuers Race to Find Trapped Survivors
Istanbul - The death toll from a deadly earthquake in eastern Turkey over the weekend has risen to more than 360, the government said Tuesday. Rescue teams were working …
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Oakland Police Use Rubber Bullets, Flash Grenades and Smoke Bombs to Evict Occupy Oakland
Late last night, Oakland police, under orders from the city, began surrounding the Occupy Oakland encampment in preparation to oust the protesters from Frank Ogawa Plaza. Approximately …
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SPECIAL REPORT: Out-of-State Corporate Money Floods Ohio Battle Over Anti-Collective Bargaining Bill
Workers' State of the State Response Rally, protesting against Senate Bill 5 on March 8, 2011 in Columbus, OH. (Photo: netzanette) ALSO SEE: Democratic Boundaries: Corporate Cash …
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Secret Reports: With Security Spotty, Many Had Access to Anthrax
The Army laboratory identified by prosecutors as the source of the anthrax that killed five people in the fall of 2001 was rife with such security gaps that the …