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Koch Operative May Have Deceived Officials to Take $2.7 Million in Taxpayer Money for Governor’s Race
Our guest blogger is Steve Lebowitz, a researcher and blogger based in Maryland. With additional reporting from Lee Fang. In 2008, Steve Lonegan, the New Jersey state …

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The Lessons of Fukushima
(Image: Lance Page / Truthout; Adapted: Christopher Najewicz, Caitlin Bussey) As an anthropologist, I am always interested in what humans learn from their mistakes. Can humans change …

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As Rebels Retreat, Allied Warplanes Are Heard Over Libya
Outside Brega, Libya - With the momentum of ground combat tilting in favor of forces loyal to Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi, rebels seeking to oust him embarked on a large-scale …

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Middle East Regimes Use US Technology to Block Internet Access
Regimes in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have been using US products to censor anti-government protesters voicing their dissent on the Internet. The Wall Street Journal reported …

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Gates Says Other Nations Can Arm Libyan Rebels
Washington - President Obama’s top two national security officials signaled on Thursday that the United States was unlikely to arm the Libyan rebels, raising the possibility that the French …

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News in Brief: Organic Farmers Sue Monsanto, and More
Organic Farmers Sue Monsanto

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House to Vote on Overturning Net Neutrality Laws
Armed with an ideological agenda, House Republicans took aim at net neutrality again this month, quietly introducing a Congressional “resolution of disapproval” to overturn recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC) …

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White House Denies Existence of “Task Force” Ex-Guantanamo Psychologist Claims He Was Appointed to by Michelle Obama
The White House has categorically denied that it set up a task force to address the psychological well being of military families and had First Lady Michelle Obama appoint …

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WikiLeaks Cable Casts Doubt on Guantanamo Medical Care
Detainees are seen inside Camp Four, one of the camps inside Camp Delta, at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on June 8, 2010. (Photo: Richard Perry / The New York Times) …

EXCLUSIVE: CIA Psychologist’s Notes Reveal True Purpose Behind Bush’s Torture Program
This diagram was included in a paper written by Dr. Bruce Jessen's and shows his view of the conflicting psychological pressures bearing down on a prisoner who is held …