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What Food Crisis? Measuring Global Hunger
Last week, Oxfam launched its new international campaign, GROW, to fight food insecurity. The advocacy organization's campaign materials cite many of the statistics with which the post-food-crisis world has …
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Slain Writer’s Book Says US-NATO War Served Al-Qaeda Strategy
Al-Qaeda strategists have been assisting the Taliban fight against US-NATO forces in Afghanistan because they believe that foreign occupation has been the biggest factor in generating Muslim support for …
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Special Investigation: The Pesticides and Politics of America’s Eco-War
(Image: Lance Page / Truthout; Adapted: Carl Mueller / Flickr) Keith Starvrum stands on the banks of Willapa Bay, where the low tide has revealed long lines …
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Lonely for Women Who Succeed
As you climb the ladder at the workplace, from the mid-management level to the senior leadership positions, you find fewer and fewer women. Little wonder then that Naz Khan …
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Truthout Authors on Vocalo Radio
(Photo: Flowizm / Flickr) Junior Walk on Protecting Coal River Mountain Secret Surveillance: Truthout and the ACLU on What the Government Knows, or Wants to …
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Court Refuses to Grant Shield Protection to Blogger
(Photo: Garret Voight / Flickr) Bloggers who post messages on Internet forums are not protected by the New Jersey press shield law, which allows journalists to keep …
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Romney Leads, but Mormon Religion Could Become an Issue
Many Americans are uncomfortable with the Mormon religion — yet Mitt Romney, who is Mormon, is the clear front-runner for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, according to a new …
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Pawlenty’s Economic Plan Cuts Taxes for Millionaires by 41 Percent
2012 presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty (R) yesterday laid out his economic “plan,” which is based around huge tax cuts that Pawlenty claims will spark a decade of 5 percent …
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Yemeni Opposition Aims to Strip President of Power
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Yemeni opposition leaders and protesters intensified their demands on Wednesday for the creation of a presidential council that would take power from the country’s …
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News in Brief: Delta Charges Returning Soldiers for Baggage, and More
Delta Charges Returning Soldiers for Baggage Soldiers returning home from Afghanistan said they had to pay Delta Air Lines $2,800 in out-of-pocket fees to check their extra …