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Court Demands Mental Health Care Reform for Veterans, Cites VA’s “Unchecked Incompetence“
Before he left office two years ago, George W. Bush released two reports touting his accomplishments during his tenure as president, boasting that he “provided unprecedented resources for veterans” …
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Protesters Take to Syria’s Streets Despite Crackdown
Thousands of protesters in Syria defied a ferocious crackdown and returned to the streets Friday, even in towns that the military had besieged only days before, in a relentless …
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More Attacks Feared as Militants Avenge Osama
Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said the local government is demanding a decisive operation against militants responsible for the attack. "These acts of terror will …
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International Court of Justice: The Lakota’s Last Stand
It is often said that the United States of America is a nation of laws. There is a group of Lakota who would disagree with that. The …
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Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 80 in Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan - More than 80 paramilitary soldiers were killed when at least one suicide bomber blew himself up Friday morning at a military training center in northwest Pakistan, …
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GOP Bill Shifts Oil Drilling Cases to Court Dominated by Judges With Oil Investments
Yesterday, the House passed the so-called “Putting the Gulf Back to Work Act,” which is intended to make it easier for the oil industry to drill in the Gulf …
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Coal Company Gets Punked by the Yes Men
The Yes Men, that prankster-activist group that has ruined many a corporate executive's day, have struck again. This time their target is the notorious Peabody coal company, which operates …
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News in Brief: Fukushima Daiichi Plant Still Unstable, Japan to Focus on Renewable Energy, and More
Fukushima Daiichi Plant Still Unstable, Japan to Focus on Renewable Energy Two months after a massive earthquake and tsunami rocked Japan, Prime Minister Naoto Kan has promised …
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NATO Strikes Qaddafi Compound in Tripoli
A day after rebels reclaimed the airport in the contested western city of Misurata, explosions echoed across Tripoli early Thursday morning as NATO warplanes struck a large compound belonging …
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An A-Team for Progressive Messaging in the States
Denise Cardinal, executive director of Alliance for a Better Minnesota, speaks at the Bush Legacy Tour Press Conference in St. Paul on Wed, July 16. (Photo: aflcio) …