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Supreme Court Rulings Limit Options of Gun-Control Task Force
While Obama's gun control task force attempts to push federal regulations they will have to face conservatives in the Supreme Court.
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Obama Vows Fast Action in New Push for Gun Control
President Obama declared on Wednesday that he would make gun control a u201ccentral issueu201d as he opens his second term.
True Believer: Petraeus and the Mythology of Afghanistan
Petraeus apparently came to believe the myth he had artfully created.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The New Defense Act Will Not Include an Amendment to Protect Americans From Indefinite Detention, and More
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Michael Moore: “Americans Kill People” – Newtown and the US Culture of Violence
We air an excerpt of an address by the legendary filmmaker Michael Moore delivered just hours after the Newtown massacre.
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Israeli Army Killing Palestinian Protestors With Impunity, Say Activists
Following chronic failure of IDF investigations, activists release the name of soldier involved in killing of Palestinian protester.
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A Light in the 401(k) Tunnel
A new ruling might help protect former workers of collapsed corporations by demanding a speedy investigation by the IRS which unfreezes their 401k.
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Seven of the Most Striking Ways States Have Loosened Gun Laws
More than half of the nation's deadliest shooting have happened in the past five years. During that same time, states have only made gun laws less strict.
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Former Oil Executive, Doctors and Scientists Urge Obama to Wait on Fracking Exports Plan
For the first time ever, the US has the ability to become a major exporter of natural gas, courtesy of the fracking boom.
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Report: Serious Allegations of Abuse by FBI and Other Agencies in World Cup Bombing Investigation
Mystery man with ponytail identified by several detainees.