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Suicide Blasts Hit British Council in Kabul
Kabul, Afghanistan - A group of suicide bombers equipped with explosive vests and guns targeted the British Council offices in west Kabul in the early hours of Friday morning, …
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Foreign Students in Work Visa Program Stage Walkout at Plant
Palmyra, Pa. - Hundreds of foreign students, waving their fists and shouting defiantly in many languages, walked off their jobs on Wednesday at a plant here that packs Hershey’s …
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Libyan Rebels Gain Control of Oil Refinery as Qaddafi Forces Flee
Zawiyah, Libya — Rebel fighters claimed complete control of a sprawling oil refinery in this coastal town on Thursday, seizing one of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s most important assets after …
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National Outcry Builds Against Deportations
Washington - When 20-year-old Isaura Garcia called the 911 emergency hotline while being physically abused by her partner, she never imagined that her plea to U.S. legal authorities would …
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Goldman Sachs VP Changed Name, Now a Top Congressional Staffer
Peter Haller, now a congressional staffer, was previously known as Peter Simonyi when he served as a VP to Goldman Sachs. (Photo: bbrslaw.com) Has Rep. Darrell Issa …
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More Evidence of Water Torture “Depravity” in Rumsfeld’s Military
Former Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld at an October 11, 2001, Pentagon memorial service. (Photo: Helene C. Stikkel / DoD) There have been a number of …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: SEC Accused of Covering Up High Crimes on Wall Street, and More
In today's On the News segment: Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley is alleging that the SEC destroyed more than 9,000 documents related to investigations into some of America’s top banks …
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Let’s Learn the Right Lessons From Wisconsin
Two Democratic state senators in Wisconsin beat back recalls yesterday, by 58 and 54 percent. That means that in the nine recall elections held this month and last, two …
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Obama to Press for New Jobs Package – and Even Deeper Budget Cuts
Atkinson, Illinois - President Barack Obama will seek to set Washington's agenda in September by calling for new efforts to spur job growth and even deeper cuts in future …
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International Pressure Mounts as Syrian Crackdown Grows More Violent
Washington - Though many expected the Muslim holy month of Ramadan to bring a significant boost to the beleaguered Syrian opposition movement, the past two weeks have instead brought …