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The One Billion-Dollar Question: Who Are the Libyan Rebels?
Libyan rebels have consolidated their grip on the capital of Tripoli by capturing Col. Muammar Gaddafi’s main compound, but the whereabouts of the Libyan leader remain unknown, and he …
The UN Vote and a Viable Two-State Vision
In his May 19, 2011 speech on the Middle East, President Obama made an oblique reference to the Palestinian plan to seek full membership in the United Nations. He …
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Republican Candidates: Pawlenty Is Out, but Nonsense Continues
Tim Pawlenty mans the grill at the Iowa Pork Producers tent at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, August 12, 2011. (Photo: Max Whittaker for The New …
With CIA Help, New York Police Secretly Monitored Mosques, Muslim Communities Post 9/11 (Video)
A new investigation by the Associated Press reveals how, after the attacks of September 11, 2001, the New York City Police Department decided it could no longer trust other …
Women Prisoners Play the Liberation Role
Baabda Women's Prison, Lebanon - To a soundtrack of almost constant pounding of fists against iron doors, drama therapist Zeina Daccache is trying to capture the attention of a …
With CIA Help, New York Police Secretly Monitored Mosques, Muslim Communities Post-9/11
A new investigation by the Associated Press reveals how, after the attacks of September 11, 2001, the New York City Police Department decided it could no longer trust other …
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Waffling AARP: Medicare, Social Security at Risk
Over the past two months, AARP has been all over the map on cuts to Social Security and Medicare. For the 37 million members of AARP, including the more …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Millionaires and Billionaires in France ask for a Tax Increase, and More
In today's On the News segment: French government introduced a new debt reduction package that includes a 3 percent income tax increase on people making more than $720,000 a …
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Everything Wrong With Our Country’s Sex Ed Debate, in One Infuriating Video (2)
It's rare when a three-minute conversation can reveal so much about our culture. In this clip, a Texas Tribune reporter asks Texas governor and presidential hopeful Rick Perry why …
Memo to the Media: the US Spends Six Times More on Military Than China
The Defense Department has just released its annual assessment of China’s military capabilities and development to Congress. The report is being covered in much of the media as a …