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Judging a Long, Deadly Reach
Anwar al-Awlaki. (Photo: Wikimedia) Washington - The killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen struck on Friday by a missile fired from a drone aircraft operated by …
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Pentagon Says Chaplains May Perform Gay Weddings
Washington - The Defense Department issued new guidelines Friday that allow military chaplains to officiate at same-sex weddings, on or off military installations, in states where such weddings are …
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Five Ways Occupy Wall Street Has Succeeded
(Photo: Paul Stein / Flickr) #OccupyWallStreet protests are now well into their second week, and they are increasingly capturing the public spotlight. This is because, whatever limitations …
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AFL-CIO’s Richard Trumka Backs Occupy Wall Street
Watch the video on CSPAN. Rough transcript: okay. let's take questions from the audience. in the very back there's a question with his hand …
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Mayor Bloomberg Claims ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protesters are Targeting Bankers Who “Are Struggling to Make Ends Meet“
For more than two weeks, hundreds of demonstrators have encamped themselves on Wall Street in New York City, hoping to call attention to the financial sector’s greed and inequities …
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Banks Successfully Lobbied for Weaker Bailout Repayment Rules So They Could Pay Bonuses
When the nation’s biggest banks were bailed out in 2008 via the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program, the money came with a few (very loose) strings, including restrictions …
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Occupy This! TV Interview On the Economy and the Occupy Wall Street Protests (2)
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Occupy This! TV Interview on the Economy and the Occupy Wall Street Protests
The other day we spoke to RT Television about our search for the #OccupyWallStreet demonstrations in a lower Manhattan that almost felt as if it were under military siege. …
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Bahrain Court Hands Down Harsh Sentences to Doctors and Protesters
A court in Bahrain sentenced a protester to death on Thursday for killing a police officer in March, and it issued harsh prison terms to medical workers who treated …
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Montana Governor Schweitzer Wants to Design His Own Universal Health Care System
As ThinkProgress previously reported, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) made history earlier this year when he signed into law legislation that would make his state the first state to …