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Occupy This! TV Interview on the Economy and the Occupy Wall Street Protests
The other day we spoke to RT Television about our search for the #OccupyWallStreet demonstrations in a lower Manhattan that almost felt as if it were under military siege. …
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Bahrain Court Hands Down Harsh Sentences to Doctors and Protesters
A court in Bahrain sentenced a protester to death on Thursday for killing a police officer in March, and it issued harsh prison terms to medical workers who treated …
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Montana Governor Schweitzer Wants to Design His Own Universal Health Care System
As ThinkProgress previously reported, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) made history earlier this year when he signed into law legislation that would make his state the first state to …
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Overcoming Hateful Threats and Arson, Tennessee Mosque Expansion Breaks Ground Without Controversy
As ThinkProgress documented, the congregants of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro in Murfreesboro, Tennessee had been working for more than a year to gain approval for an expansion of …
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Meet Dave Carney, Rick Perry’s Karl Rove-Like Political Guru
Washington - Dave Carney, the architect behind Texas Gov. Rick Perry's spectacular political rise, first in Texas and then in entering the presidential race, is facing scrutiny for the …
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Judge Delays Blagojevich Sentencing Indefinitely
Chicago - Rod R. Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois who tried to sell President Obama’s Senate seat, has waited three months to learn his fate after being convicted …
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Occupy Wall Street Protesters Driven by Varying Goals
Reporting from New York - Michael Moore and Susan Sarandon have dropped in. A seasoned diplomat dispenses free advice. Supporters send everything from boxes of food and clothes to …
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US-Born Qaeda Leader Killed in Yemen
Sana, Yemen - A missile fired from an American drone aircraft in Yemen on Friday killed Anwar al-Awlaki, the radical American-born cleric who was a leading figure in Al …
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Ohio’s Anti-Union Law Jeopardizes Public Safety With Depleted Staff, Slower Response Times
In March, Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) signed an overwhelmingly unpopular anti-union bill into law that stripped the state’s employees of almost all of their collective bargaining rights. While …
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“Occupy Wall Street” Protest Links Up With Locked-Out Teamsters
Expanding their reach beyond the confines of Wall Street, a dozen activists from the ongoing Occupy Wall Street action disrupted an art auction at Sotheby’s last week. …