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San Francisco Police Arrest 100 in Bank of America Protest
Reporting from San Francisco— Protesters in the Occupy Wall Street movement seized a Bank of America branch in the city's financial district Wednesday, a demonstration that forced …
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Eleven States Seek Relief from “No Child” Provisions, in Return for Raising Standards
Eleven states applied for waivers exempting them from key provisions of the No Child Left Behind law by the federal government’s first deadline, promising in return to adopt higher …
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Blue Dog Democrats Endorse Balanced Budget Amendment That Would Double Unemployment, Gut Social Safety Net
Congressional Republicans are still trying to persuade Americans that they are focused on job creation, but each time they propose another piece of legislation, it is exposed as a …
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A Marine Base for Australia Irritates China
Darwin, Australia - Fresh from announcing an expanded American military presence in Australia, a plan that has angered China, President Obama came to this remote northern town that will …
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They Can’t Evict the 99 Percent
Politicians beholden to the 1% are trying to evict the Occupy movement, from Wall Street and elsewhere around the country. Meanwhile, in Washington, the “Super Committee” threatens …
Overcoming Contradictions
At Tabor House Technical College, 21 young people sit in a semicircle looking curiously at Hakim and me. We’ve been invited to speak with them about the practice of …
America Edges to Brink of Armed Police Drones
A county north of Houston made news in Europe at the end of October by taking delivery of a new “weaponizable” drone, a squat remote-controlled helicopter called a ShadowHawk …
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Seattle Police Pepper-Spray Pastor
You could feel the tension and raw energy crinkling throughout the air as the marchers once again began their journey into downtown Seattle. The Occupy Movement is …
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Lessons of a Police Chief: Militarization Is a Mistake
They came from all over, tens of thousands of demonstrators from around the world, protesting the economic and moral pitfalls of globalization. Our mission as members of the Seattle …
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How the Movies Saved My Life: Seeing the World in Black and White (With Subtitles)
Every childhood has its own geography and every child is an explorer, as daring as any Peary or Amundsen or Scott. I was the mildest of children, such a …