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Justice Department Finally Cuffs Sheriff Joe, but Not the Policy That Made Him
Joe Arpaio, the self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff in America,” will cooperate with the federal government’s demands to clean up his department after a three-year investigation found rampant racial profiling and …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Move Over Greece – Italy Is the New, Biggest Thorn in the Euro Zone
In today's On the News segment: The Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling yesterday banning foreign nationals from meddling in our elections; White House Chief of Staff Bill …
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Danger Waters: The Three Top Hot Spots of Potential Conflict in the Geo-Energy Era
Welcome to an edgy world where a single incident at an energy “chokepoint” could set a region aflame, provoking bloody encounters, boosting oil prices, and putting the global economy …
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Romney Retains Big Lead as New Hampshire Prepares to Vote Tuesday
Manchester, New Hampshire - The race for the Republican presidential nomination has two tiers in this state, which votes Tuesday in the first 2012 primary. Mitt Romney, the former …
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How US Policies Fueled Mexico’s Great Migration (2)
Roberto Ortega tried to make a living slaughtering pigs in Veracruz, Mexico. “In my town, Las Choapas, after I killed a pig, I would cut it up to sell …
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US Agents Aided Mexican Drug Trafficker to Infiltrate His Criminal Ring
Washington — American drug enforcement agents posing as money launderers secretly helped a powerful Mexican drug trafficker and his principal Colombian cocaine supplier move millions in drug proceeds around …
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Romney’s Bain Capital Made Billions While Bankrupting Nearly One-Quarter of the Companies It Invested In
2012 GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney, who has a large lead in the polls heading into the New Hampshire primary tomorrow, has been taking heat from both Democrats and …
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Western Oil Firms Remain as US Exits Iraq
On November 27, 38 months after Royal Dutch Shell announced its pursuit of a massive gas deal in southern Iraq, the oil giant had its contract signed for a …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Number of American Voters Identifying as Independents Hits Highest Mark in 60 Years, and More
In today's On the News segment: Tensions continue to rise between the US and Iran, a new IRS report shows American citizens and businesses cheated the US government out …
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Timely Spoof Mocks Oil Drilling Front Group’s New Ads
“Energy Citizens,” a front group backed by the American Petroleum Institute (API), has launched a new national ad campaign in advance of the 2012 elections to try and make it sound like substantial …