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How Bank of America Execs Hid Losses — in Their Own Words
When Bank of America announced it was buying Merrill Lynch in September 2008, bank execs told their shareholders that the merger might hurt earnings a touch. It didn't turn …
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House Postpones Witch Hunt While Nuclear Industry Awaits Results of Latest Power Play
In case you were wondering what it was all aboutu2013u201ditu201d being the dealings of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission actually making the popular news for a few monthsu2013the House Committee …
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Florida Prepares to Defy Justice Department, Continue Voter Purge
Although Florida has not formally responded to the Justice Department letter, a Scott administration spokesman strongly indicated to the Miami Herald that Governor Scott had no intention of ending …
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Ray Bradbury, Master of Science Fiction, Dies at 91
By many estimations Mr. Bradbury was the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream. His name would appear near the top of any list …
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Hunger Strikers at Virginia Supermax Face Retaliation for Protest Against Torturous Conditions
Dozens of inmates at Red Onion State Prison, Virginia's only supermax facility, have been on a hunger strike since Tuesday, May 22, in what supporters say is a protest …
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Wins Recall Bid
Walker had the aid of generous contributions pouring into the state, and won with 53 percent of the vote.
A Guantanamo Connection? Documents Show CIA Stockpiled Antimalaria Drugs as “Incapacitating Agents“
Was mefloquine used at Guantanamo to help produce a state of
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Fracking Fatalities: Organized Labor Implores Federal Agencies to Stop the Killings
In a letter sent last week, the AFL-CIO, the United Steelworkers union and the United Mine Workers complain that the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) and the Mine …
Raw Video: Police Drag Occupy DC Activists to Break Home Eviction Blockade
An effort to prevent a home eviction in Washington, DC, today turned ugly when US Marshals and local police officers armed with guns and riot shields forcefully removed members …
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California Gay Marriage Case Headed to US Supreme Court
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to deny an appeal of February's ruling against Proposition 8 paves the way for a U.S. Supreme Court decision on gay …