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Elle
Translated by Isabelle Métral and reviewed by Henry Crapo What about her? How's the woman doing? It must be one …
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The “People’s Budget” Is the Template
The debt limit has been reached. The President should be demanding a “clean” debt ceiling bill instead of letting hostage-takers force negotiations over their ransom. For deficit reduction the …
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One Lawman With the Guts to Go After Wall Street
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman during a joint press conference in New York, November 12, 2010. (Photo: Todd Heisler / The New York Times) The fix …
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Senate Gives Big Oil Another Free Pass
Just what Big Oil needed: another victory. First, Congress fails to pass legislation that would respond to last summer's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Then, President …
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IMF Chief Quits in Wake of Charges of Sexual Attack
Dominique Strauss-Kahn (pictured), the leader of the International Monetary Fund, appears in court with his lawyer Benjamin Brafman for an arraignment over allegations that he had sexually assaulted a …
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Report Shows Comcast Violated Conditions of NBC Merger
(Photo: namestartswithj89) Comcast has violated the conditions of its merger with NBC by failing to air certain types of programming as required by the Federal Communications Commission …
Jeremy Scahill on Blackwater Founder Erik Prince’s Private Army of “Christian Crusaders” in the UAE
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NATO’s Real Motives for Libya Revealed
According to the New York Times (5/16/11), Gen. Sir David Richards, “Britain’s top military commander,” is proposing that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) target Libyan “infrastructure,” including electrical …
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Obama Administration Imposes Sanctions on Syria’s Assad
Setting the stage for a major speech Thursday on changes sweeping the Middle East, President Barack Obama on Wednesday ordered sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and six of …
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Single Payer in California?
The national debate over health care can be summed up in a bill being debated in Sacramento. Supporters of Senate Bill 810 say the legislation would be …