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In Libya, Both Sides Gird for Long War as Civilian Toll Mounts
Attacks on Saturday by militia forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, above, produced heavy casualties and raised questions about strategy. (Photo: Moises Saman / The New York Time) …
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Who Are the Tea Party Patriots?
Most people only see the public faces of the Tea Party Patriots: those doing television interviews, appearing on the covers of magazines, waving from the steps of private jets …
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Up to 40 Percent of Gulf Oil Spill was Potent Methane Gas, Research Shows
BP's Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is commonly referred to as the Gulf oil spill, but liquid oil wasn't the only hydrocarbon that gushed out of the Macondo well for 84 …
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Daniel Ellsberg: “Bradley Manning Is Acting in the Interest of the United States“
The US Army on Wednesday brought 22 new charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking classified military and government documents to whistleblower web site WikiLeaks. Manning …
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Qaddafi Loyalists Launch Attack on Oil Center in Libya’s East
Opposition fighters celebrate in the back of a truck after a battle against supporters of Libya's leader, Col. Moammar Qaddafi, in Brega, Libya on March 2, 2011. (Photo: Tyler …
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News in Brief: NATO Apologizes for Killing Afghan Children, and More
NATO Apologizes for Killing Afghan Children Gen. David Petraeus, a top NATO commander in the US-led war in Afghanistan, issued a rare apology on Wednesday after nine …
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Education Reforms Unveiled by Duncan, Democratic Senators
Washington - U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and a group of Democratic senators this morning embraced a slate of education reforms that move away from rigid testing and …
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How Koch Industries Makes Billions Corrupting Government and Polluting for Free (Part 2)
A protester in downtown Madison, Wisconsin, holds a Koch Industries-controlled marionette of Gov. Scott Walker on February 26, 2011. (Photo: eaghra)
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KBR’s Foreign Contractors at Guantanamo Spared Controversial Anti- Malarial Drug Given to Detainees
The detention center at the naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in an Oct. 4, 2007 file photo. Harsh interrogation techniques there have drawn fire. (Photo: Todd Heisler / …
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News in Brief: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Westboro Baptist Church, and More
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Westboro Baptist Church