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Rick Santorum’s Lobbying Firm Helped Clients Win Stimulus Cash
Two weeks ago, Republic Report announced Sell Out Of The Week, a regular feature for the blog. President Obama gained the distinction for breaking his promise, and embracing unlimited …
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Déjà Vu in Chicago as Occupying Workers Secure Victory
Picket at Bank of America's Chicago headquarters, in solidarity with the sit-in at Republic Windows and Doors. (Photo: Andrew Ciscel / Flickr) More than three years ago, …
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“Top Levels” of Syria Regime Responsible for War Crimes, UN Says
Washington - As the city of Homs shuddered Thursday from another day of Syrian army bombardments, U.N. investigators held regime officials and military commanders “at the highest levels” responsible …
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Seven Female Missouri House Members Say They Were Kept Out of Contraception Debate
President Barack Obama, joined by Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, speaks during a news conference at the White House in Washington, Feb. 10, 2012. (Photo: Stephen …
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New York Court Affirms Towns’ Powers to Ban Fracking
In a decision that could set a national precedent for how local governments can regulate gas drilling, a New York state court yesterday ruled for the first time that …
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Romney Says He’ll Make the Top 1 Percent Pay More While Proposing Plan Giving Them a Massive New Tax Break
Mitt Romney speaking to supporters at a grassroots early voting rally in Mesa, Arizona, February 13, 2012. (Photo: Gage Skidmore) When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released …
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On Hostile Ground, America’s Guestworkers Seek Justice
The debate around immigration in Washington brings the same smoke and mirrors each election cycle: anti-immigrant slogans about “securing the border” flashing alongside craftily worded policies to sustain the …
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Pakistani Health Workers Punished for Helping US Find bin Laden
Islamabad - Seventeen local health workers have been fired for their part in a scheme that the CIA orchestrated in an effort to confirm that al Qaida founder Osama …
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As Greece Erupts, BBC’s Paul Mason on “The New Global Revolutions” Over Austerity, Inequality
Greece is bracing for protests after eurozone finance ministers concluded a deal that will provide a $170 billion bailout in return for another round of deep austerity cuts. The …
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Occupy for Prisoners Comes Out Against Mass Incarceration
Occupy For Prisoners demonstration in Harlem, New York, February 19, 2012. (Photo: samglewis) Each time the 100-strong crowd assembled for the national Occupy for Prisoners day roared …