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Turning Budget “Failure” Into Success
Washington - Here is a surefire way to cut $7.1 trillion from the deficit over the next decade. Do nothing. That's right. If Congress simply fails to …
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Two Hundred Are Arrested as Occupy Protesters Mark Two-Month Anniversary
Thousands of protesters across the country flooded streets, squares, bridges and banks on Thursday, snarling traffic and often clashing with the police in a show of support for the …
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Still Occupied
New York - Occupy Wall Street may not occupy Zuccotti Park anymore, but it refuses to surrender its place in the national discourse. Up close, you get the sense …
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Class Warfare, Codified
When I was growing up, I knew a lot of kids whose fathers didn't earn a living working in the bowels of a factory like my dad. …
Junior Walk on Protecting Coal River Mountain
Press play to listen to Junior Walk and Rose Aguilar on Vocalo: Junior Walk grew up in the shadows of Coal River Mountain. …
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In Shooting at White House, Attempted Assassination Charge
Washington - Federal authorities charged a 21-year-old Idaho man on Thursday with trying to assassinate President Obama. They said he had told friends that he believed the president was …
Just How Much Can the State Restrict a Peaceful Protest?
As protests supporting Occupy Wall Street have swelled in recent weeks, hundreds of demonstrators have been arrested across the U.S. This weekend, nearly 100 people were arrested in New …
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“Go. Leave. You Can’t Be Here”: What Happened When I Tried to Investigate the Connection Between the NYPD and Brookfield Properties, Zuccotti’s Owners
For the past several weeks, a Ford F550 truck has been parked near the corner of Liberty Street and Broadway, on the outskirts of Zuccotti Park. As activists across …
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Romney Staffers Destroyed Emails, Covered Digital Tracks
On their way out of the governor’s office and onto the presidential campaign trail, aides to Mitt Romney almost completely obliterated their electronic records, deleting emails, purchasing hard drives, …
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Flouting States’ Rights Principles, House GOP Pushes Radical Concealed Carry Bill
Today the House of Representatives debated the controversial “National Right To Carry Reciprocity Act,” which would give people with concealed weapon permits in one state the right to carry …