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After a Decade, Afghan Forces Don’t Trust Americans
Kabul, Afghanistan - Afghan soldiers and police say the recent burning of Qurans by U.S. personnel has seriously undermined their trust in their American counterparts, suggesting that the decade-long …
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Economy Continued Strong Jobs Growth in February
After a stretch of economic expansion so weak that Main Street struggled to detect any improvement, three consecutive months of solid employment growth have begun to lift the mood …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Keystone XL Shot Down Again, and More
Thom Hartmann here – on the news… You need to know this. Rejected! Democrats in the Senate yesterday beat back an attempt by Republicans to have the Keystone XL …
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Five Million Voters May Lose Rights in the 2012 Elections
Today’s Super Tuesday primary involves 10 states and 437 delegates at stake for the Republican Party’s presidential prospects. There are two states among that crop that are worth taking …
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Undernutrition and Overnutrition: Who’s Feeding Whom?
We live in a world today where one billion people– that is one in every seven people on the planet – are undernourished. At the same time, more than …
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Monsanto’s Roundup Ravaging Butterfly Populations, Study Shows
(Photo: Arturo / Flickr) Monsanto’s Roundup, containing the active ingredient glyphosate, has been tied to more health and environmental problems than you could imagine. Similar to how …
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Big-Money Chamber of Commerce to Impact Elections, Mostly for GOP
(Photo: Steve Rhodes / Flickr) Washington - For the big-spending U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the 2012 election season began extra early with a flurry of hard-hitting issue …
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Number of US Hate Groups Is Rising, Report Says
Atlanta - Fed by antagonism toward President Obama, resentment toward changing racial demographics and the economic rift between rich and poor, the number of so-called hate groups and antigovernment …
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On International Women’s Day, Celebrate Feminist Victories of 2011
Today is International Women's Day. Christine Ahn and the Global Fund for Women mark the occasion by recalling substantial wins for women in 2011. On International Women’s …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Scott Walker Turns to Millionaires to Defeat the Recall, and More
In today's On the News segment: A new SuperPAC sprung up in the Badger State this week calling itself the “Defeat the Recall” campaign; killing off the EPA means …