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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 …
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Up to 40 Percent of Gulf Oil Spill was Potent Methane Gas, Research Shows
BP's Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is commonly referred to as the Gulf oil spill, but liquid oil wasn't the only hydrocarbon that gushed out of the Macondo well for 84 …
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Daniel Ellsberg: “Bradley Manning Is Acting in the Interest of the United States“
The US Army on Wednesday brought 22 new charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking classified military and government documents to whistleblower web site WikiLeaks. Manning …
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Qaddafi Loyalists Launch Attack on Oil Center in Libya’s East
Opposition fighters celebrate in the back of a truck after a battle against supporters of Libya's leader, Col. Moammar Qaddafi, in Brega, Libya on March 2, 2011. (Photo: Tyler …