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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Anti-Immigrant Bill Targets Domestic Violence Victims for Deportation, and More
In today's On the News segment: New bill would require deporting domestic violence victims if they are also undocumented immigrants, the government wants to know if Anonymous could hack …
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Public Said to Be Misled on Use of the Patriot Act
Washington - Two United States senators on Wednesday accused the Justice Department of making misleading statements about the legal justification of secret domestic surveillance activities that the government is …
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In a First, SEC Warns Rating Agency It May Bring Financial Crisis Lawsuit
Though they’ve been faulted for their central role in the financial crisis, the major credit-ratings agencies have thus far weathered the fallout of the crisis with no sanctions from …
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Economists: Obama’s Jobs Plan Would Help Prevent a Double-Dip Recession
Ever since President Obama released his jobs plan earlier this month, Republicans have been claiming that it will not the help the economy. “What the president’s proposed so far …
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Pomona, California, Schools to Boost Students’ Awareness About Bullying
Pomona, California - Last year, in South Hadley, Mass., the suicide of a 15-year-old Irish immigrant, Phoebe Prince, led the State of Massachusetts to enact one of the toughest …
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Author Ron Suskind on Obama’s Evolution Amid Unprecedented Economic and International Challenges
In part two of our interview with veteran journalist Ron Suskind about his explosive new book, Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President, Suskind discusses …
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“Confidence Men” Author Ron Suskind Responds to Obama Administration’s Fiery Denials About Financial Crisis
An explosive new book that draws a searing portrait of the Obama administration’s failings, and early management of the economic crisis, has been met with sharp objections from officials …
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Postal Service Employees Rally to End Manufactured Crisis
USPS parking lot. (Photo: Tristan Garrett) US Postal employees and their supporters held rallies in every Congressional district across the country from 4:00 to 5:30 PM yesterday …
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Job-Based Insurance Premiums Rise Sharply
Washington— After modest increases last year, the cost of job-based health insurance for families and individuals has jumped sharply this year, even though insurers are paying less in benefits …
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GOP Congressmen Propose Plan to Forcibly Deport Undocumented Domestic Abuse Victims
In yet another heartwarming example of “compassionate conservatism,” several Republican congressmen have proposed a bill that would force authorities to deport undocumented immigrant women who are victims of domestic …