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Mysterious Wisconsin “Gun Group,” Coordinated on Misleading Absentee Ballot Mailings
On Saturday we posted an article detailing the similarities, and apparent coordination, in misleading “Absentee Ballot Application” mailers sent out to Democratic voters by both the David Koch-founded Americans …
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On Eve of Recall, Walker Booed at Wisconsin State Fair
Today, Wisconsin voters will head to the polls for the special recall elections of six Republican state senators who supported Gov. Scott Walker's (R) anti-union bill that stripped public …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Judgment Day in Wisconsin, and More
In today's On the News segment: Investors brace themselves for another turbulent day on Wall Street, violent riots continued for the third straight day across London and a number …
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Interior Secretary Tells Alaskans Obama Backs Drilling
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar came to Anchorage on Monday and said the Obama administration supports more oil drilling in Alaska, potentially including offshore Arctic development. Salazar joined …
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Verizon Strike: As Billions Roll in, Workers Walk Out
At Verizon locations throughout the Northeast, 45,000 workers started walking picket lines Sunday. Their strike, brought on by a flood of concession demands the Communications Workers say …
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Britain Recalls Parliament as Unrest Spreads
London - Prime Minister David Cameron pledged on Tuesday to flood the streets of London with 10,000 extra police officers and said Parliament would be recalled in emergency session …
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After the Arab Spring, an Israeli Summer
Jerusalem - “The people demand social justice!” Across the country's major cities, over 300,000 demonstrators, five percent of Israel's Jewish population, chanted the rallying call for the third consecutive …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: NATO Helicopter Shot Down by Taliban, Killing 38, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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Stocks Slump in First US Trading Since Downgrade
Wall Street stocks plummeted on Monday as skittish investors, already concerned about the economy, struggled to work out the implications of last week’s unprecedented downgrade of the United States …
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Paul Ryan Signals Willingness to Raise Revenues, Shifting Positions Following Downgrade
House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) said he is open to revenue increases as part of a deal to reduce the deficit today, seemingly shifting positions from the hardline …