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Pentagon Using Drug Wars as Excuse to Build Bases in Latin America
Under the auspices of the drug war, the United States is returning to its historical pattern of using Central America and the Caribbean for its own military and strategic …
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Gates Urges Afghans to Take More Security Responsibilities
Kabul, Afghanistan - Secretary of Defense Robert Gates made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan Saturday and said that Afghan security forces must take more responsibilities for a successful transition …
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Rejoicing Amidst Confusion in Yemen as Leader Goes to Saudi Arabia
Ali Abdullah Saleh. (Photo: Presidential Press and Information Office) Washington - Yemen’s embattled president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday for urgent medical treatment …
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Across CA, Jails Not Ready to Relieve Prison Overcrowding
Is sending inmates to county jail the solution to state prison overcrowding? In Los Angeles and much of the rest of California, the answer is no. …
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Citing Medical Needs, Yemeni Leader Leaves Country for Saudi Arabia
Washington - Yemen’s embattled president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday for urgent medical treatment a day after being wounded in a bold attack on the …
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Wikileaks Cables: US Worked To Scuttle Haiti Gas Development Deal On Behalf Of Big Oil
Earlier this week, The Nation magazine and the Haitian weekly newspaper Haïti Liberté announced a partnership whereby they would work together to publish findings from 1,918 U.S. embassy cables …
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ACLU Sues Rick Scott to Stop “Voter Suppression“
TALLAHASSEE - A pair of liberal-leaning groups sued Gov. Rick Scott on Friday to block an elections law that they say amounts to “voter suppression.” The …
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Anti-Abortion Groups Push To Outlaw Contraceptives By Redefining Personhood
A fringe anti-abortion group, Personhood USA, has been startlingly successful at pushing forward legislation across the country that would redefine life as beginning at the moment of fertilization, effectively outlawing contraceptives like birth …
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In Alabama, A Harsh Bill for Undocumented Residents
(Photo: ElvertBarnes / Flickr) Alabama has passed a sweeping bill to crack down on illegal immigrants that both supporters and opponents call the toughest of its kind …
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Pakistani Militant Leader Reported Killed by US Strike
Islamabad, Pakistan - One of Pakistan’s most wanted militant commanders, Ilyas Kashmiri, has been killed in an American drone strike in the tribal territory of South Waziristan, residents and …