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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Justice Department to Bring Charges Against BP Over 2010 Oil Spill, and More
TRANSCRIPT: Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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Crackpot Anti-Islam Activists, “Serial Fabricators” and the Tale of Iran and 9/11
(Photo: Damon Winter / The New York Times) Behind a mysterious December 22 Associated Press story about “finding of fact” by a District judge in Manhattan Friday …
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Half of North Carolina Concealed Carry Permit Holders With Felony Convictions Keep Their Permit
North Carolina is one of the few states in the country with public records of who has a permit to carry a concealed firearm, so it provides a rare …
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GOP-Appointed California Chief Justice Says Death Penalty Is “Not Effective“
Shortly before leaving her chambers for the holidays, California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, a former prosecutor who was appointed to her state’s highest court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA), …
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Weapons Sales to Iraq Move Ahead Despite US Worries
Baghdad - The Obama administration is moving ahead with the sale of nearly $11 billion worth of arms and training for the Iraqi military despite concerns that Prime Minister …
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Why Are American Citizens Getting Locked Up and Even Deported By Immigration Authorities?
On November 5, 40-year-old Antonio Montejano was holiday shopping with his four children at a Los Angeles mall and unintentionally dropped a $10 bottle of cologne that his young …
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ALEC-Linked Group Revealed as Major Secret Donor in Referendum on Maine Voting Rights
Last month, Maine voters delivered a major rebuke to Gov. Paul LePage (R) and the Republican-held legislature when they approved a referendum restoring election day voting registration rights in …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Scientists Test Dead Seals in Alaska for Radiation From Fukushima, and More
Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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The Campaign to “Decolonize” Oakland: Native Americans Say “Occupy” Terminology Is Offensive
A group of protesters at the Occupy Oakland action to shut down the Port of Oakland on December 12, 2011. (Photo: Queena Kim) The Occupy movement is …
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Military Allies Take Ex-Guerrillas, Journalists to Court
Guatemala City - Relatives of former military personnel and businessmen are bringing lawsuits against ex guerrillas and journalists in Guatemala in connection with the 1960-1996 civil war – a …