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Military Allies Take Ex-Guerrillas, Journalists to Court
Guatemala City - Relatives of former military personnel and businessmen are bringing lawsuits against ex guerrillas and journalists in Guatemala in connection with the 1960-1996 civil war – a …
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As US Readies Sanctions, Iran Threatens to Block Oil Route
Washington - A senior Iranian official on Tuesday delivered a sharp threat in response to economic sanctions being readied by the United States, saying his country would retaliate against …
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Occupy the Caucus: Occupy Iowa to Be First in the Nation to Take Action
Occupy Iowa meets in Des Moines. (Photo: Andy Langager / Flickr) Republicans are not alone in preparing for the January 3, Iowa caucuses. Occupy Iowa groups are …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Tax Cut Fight, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news.
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Small Occupy Movements Across the Country Accumulate Victories
An image from Occupy San Francisco. (Photo: Gabriel Saldana / Flickr) In a recent San Francisco Chronicle piece, “Occupy movement must move toward the center,” Tony Fels, …
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Economic Downturn Took a Detour at Capitol Hill
Washington - When Representative Ed Pastor was first elected to Congress two decades ago, he was comfortably ensconced in the middle class. Mr. Pastor, a Democrat from Arizona, held …
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You Could Even Say It Glows: NRC Votes to Fast-Track a More Dangerous Nuclear Future
To paraphrase the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Merry Effin’ Christmas. In a news dump that came a day early (because who really wants to dump on …
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Exercising the Right to Torture
Jerusalem - In a case that has highlighted Israel’s abuse of Palestinian detainees, an Israeli military court recently acquitted a Palestinian man after it became clear that Israeli interrogators …
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America’s Turn From Science, A Danger for Democracy
Washington - Americans have trouble dealing with science, and one place that's especially obvious is in presidential campaigns, says Shawn Lawrence Otto, who tried, with limited success, to get …
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Syrian Tanks Leave Besieged City as Observers Arrive
Beirut - Residents of the Syrian city of Homs said the government pulled some of its tanks from the streets on Tuesday morning, shortly before Arab League observers arrived …