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International Pressure Mounts as Syrian Crackdown Grows More Violent
Washington - Though many expected the Muslim holy month of Ramadan to bring a significant boost to the beleaguered Syrian opposition movement, the past two weeks have instead brought …
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Rick Perry’s Deeply Flawed Brand of Texas Justice
To the surprise of no one, Texas Governor Rick Perry announced he’d be running for the Republican presidential nomination last weekend. As we’ve covered before, Perry has been getting …
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Obama Calls for Syrian President to Step Down
Washington - President Obama called on Thursday for the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, to leave power, and issued a new executive order providing for additional sanctions. It is the …
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Israeli Vehicles Are Attacked Near Egyptian Border
Jerusalem - Attackers mounted at least three separate strikes on Israeli civilians and soldiers around the popular Red Sea resort of Eilat on Thursday, killing five and wounding at …
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Pledge of Euro Unity May Not Be Enough to Satisfy Markets
Paris - The leaders of France and Germany on Tuesday promised to take concrete steps toward a closer political and economic union of the 17 countries that use the …
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ACLU Sues Kansas Over Limits on Abortion Insurance
Kansas City, Mo. - A new Kansas law that bans insurers from providing elective abortion coverage is the state's third abortion-related measure to draw a legal challenge in recent …
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Texas Ranks Dead Last in Total Job Creation, Accounting for Labor Force Growth
Gov. Rick Perry of Texas speaking at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Since launching his presidential campaign, Perry has touted his state's job creation numbers, but …
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Happy 76th Birthday, Social Security – and We Get the Gifts
Social Security has just turned 76. Although the program has been forced to fend off attacks over the past year, we’re proud to say it’s still here and working …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: California Considering Single-Payer Health Care for Low-Income Residents, and More (2)
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news… You need to know this. The recall election season is over in Wisconsin – as two …
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Chile’s Student Rebels: Views From the Trenches
Radio Toma, loosely translated as “Occupation Radio,” broadcasts non-stop information about the protests being staged in front of the University of Chile’s main building – literally a stone’s throw …