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In Retreat, Murdoch Drops TV Takeover
Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief execuive of News Corp., during an interview in his office in New York on Thursday, May 3, 2007. (Photo: James Estrin / The New …
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Tennessee’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill Ignites National Controversy
On Sunday, May 20, 2011, the Tennessee State Senate passed bill SB0049, also known as the “Don't Say Gay” bill, that would outlaw any discussions on homosexuality in classrooms …
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Mitch McConnell: We Must Rewrite the Constitution Because “Elections” Haven’t “Worked“
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) speaks at a press conference about the federal budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 27, 2011. (Photo: Philip Scott Andrews / The …
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Assassination of Afghan President’s Half Brother Leaves Void
Kabul, Afghanistan - Ahmed Wali Karzai, the powerful half brother of Afghanistan’s president, was assassinated Tuesday, removing from the political scene a divisive power broker who was accused of …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Banksters Laying Groundwork for Second Financial Crisis, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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Egyptian Revolution Back to Square One
A couple enter Tahrir Square just before dawn to get married, in Cairo, July 11, 2011.Almost 6 months after the Egypt revolution that successfully saw the toppling of former …
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Gordon Brown Alleges Shuttered Murdoch Paper Hired “Known Criminals“
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has accused The Sunday Times - owned by News International, the British subsidiary of Mr. Murdoch’s News Corporation - of employing “known criminals” to …
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Tea Party Group Admits It Wants to “Shut Down Public Schools“
As ThinkProgress has documented, a tightly-knit group of right-wing Political Action Committees (PACs) and corporate foundations have unleashed an assault on public education, pushing school voucher schemes nationwide that …
Super-PACs and Dark Money: ProPublica’s Guide to the New World of Campaign Finance
More money will be flowing from more players with more opportunities to hide the source.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Cut Off Money for High-Speed Rail, and More
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