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Is There More to Sen. Snowe’s Resignation Than Congress’s “Crumbling Center”?
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) during a television interview in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 29, 2012. (Photo: Luke Sharrett / The New York …
Healthcare Debate: As Supreme Court Hears Landmark Case, Does Law Do Enough to Fix Health Crisis?
As the Supreme Court weighs whether the Affordable Care Act goes too far, we host a debate on whether the law goes far enough. The case is reviving the …
Sgt. Robert Bales and the Trauma of Repeat Deployments
Does Robert Bales, the army staff sergeant who allegedly killed 17 Afghan civilians on March 11, symbolize a larger problem in our military ranks? In this web-exclusive video, Vietnam …
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Biff Stands His Ground
Let the Million Flowers Bloom
There's something happening here, and it is exactly clear. We are in a savagely perilous place.
Can Health Care Win by Losing at Highest Court?
A police officer stands guard as protesters gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, March 27, 2012. The Supreme Court heard arguments on the individual mandate Tuesday, the central …
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How the Koch Brothers Spent at Least $3.9 Million in Unreported Partisan Attack Efforts During the 2010 Election
David Koch, center, a billionaire known for his family's contributions to conservative causes, listens as former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at the fifth annual Defending the American Dream …
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Texas Prosecutors Go Rogue – And Get Away with It!
John Thompson spent 18 years in prison — 14 of them on death row — for crimes he did not commit. But as he was facing his seventh execution …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: ExxonMobil Continues to Benefit From Taxpayer Subsidies, and More
In today's On the News segment: More than eight in ten school districts across the nation say they are inadequately funded; support for the Afghanistan war has now reached an …
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Affording Health Care and Education on the Minimum Wage
The current value of the federal minimum wage — $7.25 per hour — is often compared to the cost of living, the average wage in the economy, or the …