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Pentagon Whistleblower Suffered Years of Retaliation, OSC Says
A senior auditor with the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) was subjected to years of reprisal in violation of the Whistleblower Protection Act after she blew the whistle on …
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Oakland Mayor Jean Quan Admits Cities Coordinated Crackdown on Occupy Movement
Embattled Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, speaking in an interview with the BBC (excerpted on The Takeaway radio program–audio of Quan starts at the 5:30 mark), casually mentioned that she …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Ohio Governor Allows Fracking in State Parks, and More
In today's On the News segment: There was a massive police crackdown in New York City this morning, the recall effort against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker officially begins today, …
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Case Involving Brain-Damaged Girl Weighs on Romney Campaign
On the day Mitt Romney announced the support of social conservatives, the Republican blogosphere buzzed with reports about how a state agency under the former Massachusetts governor tried to …
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Spotlight G20: G20 Commitments to Tax and Development: A Progress Report Card
Back in September I was sitting in the salubrious office of an official from one of International Financial Institutions – when he slouched back in his chair, sighed and …
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Plans to Sabotage “Recall Walker” Effort, Destroy Petitions in WI Seen Discussed on Facebook
The effort to recall Wisconsin's Republican Gov. Scott Walker begins in earnest tomorrow, November 15. As TPM's Eric Kleefeld reports, Democrats and other opponents of the WI GOP's big …
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New York Lawyers Guild Obtains Temporary Restraining Order Against Brookfield, Protesters Plan Day of Actions
As relocated Occupy Wall Street protesters regrouped in Foley Square and prepared to march to Canal Street (with a stop at Bloomberg's press conference on the way) the National …
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Perry’s Proposes to “Uproot All Three Branches of Government“
Bettendorf, Iowa - Hoping that his infamous “oops moment” is old news, Gov. Rick Perry returned to Iowa on Monday with plans to unveil a sweeping federal consolidation that …
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Video: New York Police Surround Zuccotti Park, Evict Occupy Wall Street During Midnight Raid
About an hour ago, news broke that the police began a surprise sweep of Zuccotti Park to destroy the Occupy Wall Street encampment. According to NBC News, “hundreds of …
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This Morning at Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street eviction, November 15th. (Photo: Nick Gulotta) This morning, I watched lower Manhattan turn into a militarized lockdown. The park known as Liberty Square was …