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Byron Dorgan on Making Banks Play by the Rules (2)
Read the article: Byron Dorgan on Making Banks Play by the Rules Sunday 29 January 2012 by: Bill Moyers, Moyers & Co. | Interview and …
Can’t Buy Me Laws: Congress Must Give Back Chris Dodd’s Dirty Money
People inside the D.C. bubble often tell stories about lavish fundraisers and the use of campaign cash to shore up votes in Congress. Conspiracy theories about who uses their …
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Avoiding a Catastrophic War With Iran
Pray cooler heads will guide America in the dialogue and decision-making over Iran’s position in the world. Iran does not have nuclear weapons, and there is no certain evidence …
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Sri Lankan General Admits War Crimes; US May Hold Crucial Supporting Evidence
The extrajudicial killing of civilians, surrendering soldiers and dissident journalists under the direction of the Sri Lankan government has been alleged by a former general in the Army who …
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Occupy Protesters and Police Clash in Oakland
Police line on 12th Street in Oakland, California, January 28, 2012. (Photo: @bastique) A march to take over a vacant building by members of the Occupy movement …
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Romney Collects More in Donations From the Five Biggest Banks Than All Other Candidates Combined
Mitt Romney has been leading the way in the 2012 presidential race when it comes to donations from Wall Street, pulling in millions from the financial sector since he …
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Censoring of Tweets Sets Off #Outrage
San Francisco - It started five years ago after a young engineer in San Francisco sketched out a quirky little Web tool for telling your friends what you were …
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Wall Street: The Candidate’s Friend
President Barack Obama greets guests after speaking at an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on January 23, 2012. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski / The …
So, What About the State of the Unions, Mr. President?
Unions? Organized labor? The AFL-CIO? Those words were nowhere to be heard in President Obama's State of the Union address, despite labor's vital role in the economy …
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LA Police Department Conducts Joint Exercises with the Military
(Image: JR / Truthout; Adapted: ax2groin, U.S. Army, iyoupapa) The LA Police Department, known for its brutality and corruption over the years, and the U.S. …