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Al Qaeda’s No. 2 Killed in Pakistan, U.S. Official Says
Washington - A drone operated by the Central Intelligence Agency killed al Qaeda’s second-ranking figure in the mountains of Pakistan earlier this month, American and Pakistani officials said on …
How to Turn a Continent Into a Subprime CDO
The European sovereign debt crisis is little more than a huge ‘bait and switch’ perpetrated on the publics of Europe, by their governments, on behalf of their banks. We …
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Dr. King’s Memorial Is About the Reality, Not the “Dream“
(Photo: PBS NewsHour / Flickr) Soon the memorial to Dr. King will formally be dedicated. After 14 years of struggle, fundraising and a lot of hard work, …
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Your Chance to Take a Stand Against Corporate Greed
Do you think that corporate greed has gotten out of control? Here is your chance to take a stand against corporate greed in a way that can make a …
‘Cooperatives Aren’t Charity’
Washington - As industrial production penetrates all corners of the planet and transnational capital gains have unfettered access to virtually every country and community, the United Nations has declared …
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US Drug Thirst, Gun Sales Must Share Blame for Casino Tragedy, Mexican Official Says
President Felipe Calderon. (Photo: Gobierno Federal / Flickr) Mexico City - His voice cracking with emotion, President Felipe Calderon said Friday that the United States bore some …
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C.I.A. Demands Cuts in Book About 9/11 and Terror Fight
Ali Soufan, left, a former FBI agent who spent years near the center of battle with al-Qaida and an author, in an undated handout photo. The memoir of the …
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Rick Perry’s Tall Tales of Texas
(Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr) Although born and raised and raised in a small town in the Finger Lakes region of New York, I'm the hybrid child …
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Core of Hurricane Irene Starts Coming Ashore
Nags Head, N.C. - The eye wall of Hurricane Irene, now a Category 1 storm, came ashore just east of Cape Lookout in North Carolina on Saturday morning, the …
How Has America’s Detention System Changed Since 9/11? (Part One)
See part two in this series, here, and part three, here. Emily Berman: Today, I begin an exchange with Jonathan Hafetz, Associate Professor of Law …