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Murdoch Gets Rich Off High-Profile Evangelicals
Here's what you might not know about Rupert Murdoch: he’s one of the leading religion publishers in the world. Maybe one day soon Murdoch will go to …
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Global Markets Tumble on Continued Worries Over Europe’s Debt Crisis
Financial and energy companies took a beating on Wall Street on Monday as stocks in the United States followed global markets lower on concerns about the euro zone debt …
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University Professors in Egypt Stage Open Sit-in, Call for Reform
Hundreds of university professors are staging a sit-in at over a dozen campuses across Egypt to call for the ousting of university administration officials appointed by the former Mubarak …
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In Iraq, Panetta Says US Will Maintain “Enduring Presence“
Baghdad - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta pressured Prime Minister Nuri Kamal-al Maliki of Iraq on Monday to tell the United States whether he wanted some American troops to …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Not Jailing Marijuana Users Saved Philadelphia Over $2 Million, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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Cost of Mental Health Programs for Soldiers Is High
A four-year-old Pentagon effort to improve psychological health services across the military is spending tens of millions — some of it at Joint Base Lewis-McChord — without providing a …
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Obama, Lawmakers Meet on Debt, Agree to Talk Again Monday
President Barack Obama, saying “we need to” resolve the debt reduction issue quickly, held a 75-minute meeting with congressional leaders Sunday that failed to end the impasse over how …
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Israel Begins Deporting “Fly-In” Activists
Bethlehem, West Bank - Israel prevented a gathering of foreigners here on Friday by blocking, deterring or deporting hundreds of air travelers who had been invited by Palestinian activists …
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Boehner Pulls Out of Negotiations, Saying No to Debt Agreement Without Tax Increase
Washington - Citing differences over tax revenues, House Speaker John A. Boehner on Saturday night said he would drop his push with President Obama for a far-reaching, $4 trillion …
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Louisiana Governor Signs Anti-Choice Bill, Likens Women Who Receive Abortions to Criminals
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. (Photo: Marc Genre / Flickr) Yesterday, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) appeared at the First Baptist Church of West Monroe to sign HB …