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Anger Soars Over Pakistan Attack
Peshawar - “Enough is enough. Pakistan should respond aggressively to these unprovoked and unwarranted NATO air strikes,” says local shopkeeper Muhammad Omar. Public anger is boiling over as the …
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NATO Raids Kill Pakistan Troops, Raising Tensions
Islamabad, Pakistan - Pakistani officials said Saturday that NATO aircraft had killed at least 25 soldiers in strikes against two military posts at the northwestern border with Afghanistan, and …
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Obama Granted Fewer Requests for Clemency Than Any Other President in the Last Century
President Barack Obama’s Nov. 21 pardons of three marijuana offenders are extremely unlikely to indicate any shift in the White House’s pot policies. The three had already served their …
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Rolling Sympathy Strikes Harass Food-Service Giant
Taking advantage of contracts that allow members to honor picket lines, Teamsters spread short, rolling sympathy strikes to nine states at the nation’s second-largest food service company. …
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Thousands of Egyptians Press Demand for Military Council to Step Down
Cairo - Egypt on Friday appeared on the cusp of a protracted battle for control of the country’s once-promising revolution, with military rulers and protesters staging rival demonstrations and …
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Hunger in America, By the Numbers
(Photo: mdavidford / Flickr) Last year, 17.2 million households in the United States were food insecure, the highest level on record, as the Great Recession continued to …
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Foreclosed Homeowners Re-Occupy Their Homes
San Francisco – Carolyn Gage was evicted from her foreclosed home in January. Earlier this month, she moved back in. “I’ve been in here for 50 years. …
Occupy Everywhere: Michael Moore, Naomi Klein on Next Steps for the Movement Against Corporate Power (2)
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Occupy Everywhere: Michael Moore, Naomi Klein on Next Steps for the Movement Against Corporate Power
How does the Occupy Wall Street movement move from “the outrage phase” to the “hope phase,” and imagine a new economic model? In a Democracy Now! special broadcast, we …
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White House Urges Egypt’s Military to Yield Power
Cairo - The White House on Friday threw its weight behind Egypt’s resurgent protest movement, urging for the first time the handover of power by the interim military rulers …