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Staff Sergeant Robert Bales Formally Charged in Afghanistan Massacre
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, left, at Fort Irwin and the National Training Center in Califorinia, August 23, 2011, in a handout photo. (Photo: Spc. Ryan Hallock, Defense Video …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama Health Care Plan Turns Two Years Old Today, and More
In today's On the News segment: Seventeen executives, including American citizens, working with Chevron and oil rig contractor Transocean have been charged with crimes against the environment in Brazil, …
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As “The Hunger Games” Opens Big, Lionsgate Tries to Shut Down Anti-Hunger Advocates
There's a long tradition of pop culture fans banding together to raise money for or take action on good causes, whether it's the Browncoats, fans of Joss Whedon's Firefly …
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Total Information Awareness: Sweeping New Surveillance Measures Approved in the US
Washington - The Obama administration is moving to relax restrictions on how counterterrorism analysts may retrieve, store and search information about Americans gathered by government agencies for purposes other …
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The American Spring: A Time for Occupy to Blossom
National Occupation of Washington, DC Will Bring Occupiers Together to Share Experiences, Educate Each Other and Build an Independent Movement to Shift Power from Concentrated Wealth Many in the …
US Sergeant Faces 17 Counts of Murder in Afghan Killings
Staff Sgt. Robert Bales will be charged on Friday with 17 counts of murder and various other charges, including attempted murder, in connection with the March 11 attack on …
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Fury Over Travyon Martin Shooting Grows as Police Chief Steps Down
The aftershocks of Trayvon Martin's killing continued to reverberate Thursday from Sanford to South Florida, as the embattled police chief and state attorney overseeing the investigation stepped down hours …
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Dartmouth President Is Obama’s Pick for World Bank
Washington - The White House on Friday named Jim Yong Kim, the president of Dartmouth College and a global health expert, as its nominee to lead the World Bank. …
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Predators on the Border, Hawks Across the Border and a Homeland of Drones
Drones are proliferating. First, the Pentagon joined with military contractors to breed fleets of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as airborne drones are formally called. Although major new drone species …
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Documents Detail Widespread Confusion on DHS Involvement in Surveillance, Crackdown on Occupy
What kind of Occupy activity is the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) allowed to place surveillance on? Was the agency part of the November 2011 crackdown on Occupy movement? …