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Speaker Cuts Off C-SPAN Cameras When Democrats Attempt to Bring Vote on Payroll Tax Cut
During a quick pro-forma session of the House this morning, Republicans rebuffed a Democratic attempt to force an up-or-down vote on the Senate-passed payroll tax holiday extension, which Republicans …
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Thirty Thousand Chinese “Occupy” Highway to Protest Polluting Coal Plants
Tens of thousands of residents in China’s southern Guandong Province gathered in the streets yesterday, occupying a highway to demonstrate against the development of a new coal plant near …
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Hearing in Bradley Manning’s WikiLeaks Case Ends
Fort Meade, Maryland - The military hearing against Pfc. Bradley Manning closed on Thursday, with lawyers and onlookers alternately portraying him as a premeditated traitor or an accidental hero …
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USDA Deregulates Two Monsanto Genetically Engineered Seeds
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Thursday its decision to deregulate two Monsanto genetically engineered (GE) seed varieties: a corn variety engineered to resist drought conditions …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: President Obama to Issue a Signing Statement on National Defense Authorization Act, and More
Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Tons of Radioactive Waste Found Underneath Fukushima, and More
Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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Three Million Could Lose Jobless Pay in Impasse
Washington - More than three million people stand to lose unemployment insurance benefits in the near future because of an impasse in Congress over how to extend the aid …
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House GOP Rejects Tax-Cut Plan, Making Hike More Likely Jan. 1
Washington - The bitter showdown of Republicans versus the White House and congressional Democrats over a Social Security tax break grew uglier and more tense Tuesday, and the result …
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Greg Palast: Our Photographer – and His Lens – Busted at Occupy
(Photo: Zach D. Roberts) “So this bishop, three priests and a comedian are locked up together in this paddy wagon and ... ” "Zach! This …
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Republicans in House Reject Deal Extending Payroll Tax Cut
Washington - House Republicans on Tuesday soundly rejected a bill approved by the Senate that would have extended the payroll tax cut for most Americans beyond the end of …