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After Day of Clashes, Saudi Arabia Troops Enter Bahrain
(Photo: Yana Trakhtenberg) Manama, Bahrain - Nearly a month after the first large-scale protests in Bahrain were violently quelled by police, the country has seen a resurgence of …
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Libya War Traps Poor Immigrants at Tripoli’s Edge
Hundreds of African migrant workers, many from Ghana and Nigeria, live next to the airport in Tripoli, Libya. (Photo: Moises Saman / The New York Times) Tripoli, …
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The Revolution of Hope Is Changing the Way Americans Look at Islam
Since 2001, Americans have been living with a nightmare Arab, a Muslim monster threatening us to the core, chilling our souls with the cry, “God is great!” Yet after …
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Activists Hold Wall Street Accountable for Economic Crisis
Outside the Fairmont Hotel, where hundreds of homeowners protest outside the spring meeting of the National Association of Attorneys General. The demand: Hold the big banks accountable for their …
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Why Employee Pensions Aren’t Bankrupting States
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks about the state budget at a joint session of the Legislature in the State Capitol Madison, Wisconsin, March 1, 2011. (Photo: Nicole Bengiveno / …
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News in Brief: Lawmakers Fighting FDA on Genetically Altered Salmon, and More
Lawmakers Fighting FDA on Genetically Altered Salmon Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington) and Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) want to keep the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from making …
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A Libyan Leader at War With Rebels, and Reality
Opposition fighters celebrate by destroying a portrait of Libyan leader Col. Moammar Qaddafi at a new checkpoint 25 miles west of the rebel-held town Ras Lanuf, in Libya, on …
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Women’s Day: Rallies Planned in Iran Despite Crackdown
New York - Women's rights campaigners are hoping for a strong turnout to public rallies set to be staged across the Islamic Republic of Iran next Tuesday, despite a …
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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 …