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Senate Amendment Calls for a Return to Bush-Era Torture
Artist's rendering of a detainee in goggles and earmuffs used for sensory deprivation. (Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Ayotte amendment on secret torture overshadows abuse problems with …
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Central Banks Take Joint Action to Ease Debt Crisis
Washington - The Federal Reserve moved Wednesday with other major central banks to buttress financial markets by increasing the availability of dollars outside the United States, reflecting growing concern …
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The SOPA Scoop: Anti-Piracy Bills Enrage Web Freedom Groups, Divide Congress
(Photo: Ciccio Pizzettaro) Misuse of copyrighted content is a fact of life on the Internet. Everyday, YouTube users upload homemade videos with copyrighted songs and peers share …
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Police Dismantle Occupy Encampments in Los Angeles and Philadelphia
Los Angeles - Los Angeles police officers, scores of them in riot gear, dismantled an Occupy encampment at around 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, after allowing hundreds of protesters to …
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Britons Strike as Government Extends Austerity Measures
London - Public sector workers on Wednesday began Britain’s biggest strike in a generation to protest austerity measures, a day after the British government said that it was falling …
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Murdoch Hackers May Have Breached Government Computers
London - Britain’s hacking scandal was reported on Tuesday to have broadened significantly into areas of national security, with the police investigating whether private detectives working for the Murdoch …
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Occupy the Capitol: The Next Stage in the Occupy Movement in Washington State
Occupy the Capitol, Olympia, Washington. (Photo: Trevor Griffey) Roughly two thousand people descended upon the Washington state capitol yesterday to expand the Occupy Wall Street movement to …
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Occupy Los Angeles Fights Court Battle to Keep Camp
A civil rights complaint filed by Occupy Los Angeles Monday seeks to keep police from evicting the occupation from its home on the south lawn of City Hall. …
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Occupy Student Debt: Students Urged to Refuse to Pay Off Loans as Schools Hike Tuition
Monday was a day of action for university students on both coasts angered by the rising cost of tuition and the crackdowns on their recent protests. In California, students …
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Banks May Have Illegally Foreclosed on 5,000 Members of the Military
For months, major banks have been dealing with the fallout of the “robo-signing” scandal, following reports that the banks were improperly foreclosing on homeowners and, in many instances, falsifying …