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In Libya’s Remote West, Rebels Say They’re Winning a Tough Fight
Nalut, Libya - Fresh from seizing a key border crossing from Moammar Gadhafi's forces, rebels in this rugged mountain town said Sunday that they're winning a tough and largely …
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Truthout Ranked Fourth in Poll of Influential Progressive Publications
Rachel Maddow, host of the 9pm (EDT) evening news and opinion show on MSNBC, reigns supreme as the most influential progressive. Or, more accurately, the media personality progressives love …
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New Nuclear Project Distracts From Existing Safety (Read: Seismic) Issues
“The vastly ambitious CMRR project has greatly detracted from the attention needed to solve existing nuclear safety problems at LANL,” writes Greg Mello, executive director of the Los Alamos …
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From Baghdad’s Own Tahrir Square to Mosul: The Friday of the Free
Lieven De Cauter presents a letter from his colleague in Iraq, Asma Al Haidari: April 15th. What am I to write to you about today? It is …
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Qaddafi Forces Said to Withdraw From Misrata, but Meaning Is Unclear
A rebel fighter carries a Degtyaryov machine gun at the western gate of Ajdabiya, Libya, April 8, 2011. (Photo: Bryan Denton / The New York Times) …
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Resistance to Fracking, Gas Drilling Rises on Unlikely Soil
A pump used in fracturing sits on a golf course in Fort Worth, Texas in October 2009. (Photo: Matt Nager / The New York Times) Fort …
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Another Ron Paul Son All But Rules Out Senate Bid
Denton - Dr. Robert Paul doesn't think he's ready to join the crowded race to replace Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison in the U.S. Senate. One week after …
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Corruption in Kenya Drives Rise in Girl-Child Trafficking
Nairobi - For almost three years, 39 year old, Jane Ngoyoini, has not seen or heard from her daughter. In 2007, 15 year old, Frieda Ngoyoini, completely vanished during …
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President of Yemen Agrees to Resign for Immunity
(Photo: AJTalkEng / Flickr) Cairo - Yemen’s president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, agreed on Saturday to leave power after 32 years of autocratic rule, according to a top …
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Japanese Revisit Nuclear Zone While They Can
Okuma, Japan - Residents who lived near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant flocked to the area on Thursday ahead of a midnight evacuation deadline imposed by the …