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Egypt’s Military Widens Crackdown as Prominent Blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah Remains Imprisoned
Amy Goodman: We go back right now to Egypt. Juan? Juan Gonzalez: Well, the mother of prominent Egyptian political activist and blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah began a …
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In Disputed Vote, Nicaragua’s Ortega Heads toward Big Win
Managua, Nicaragua — Voting results tallied early Monday gave Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega a resounding re-election victory but international election observers reported that they had detected serious irregularities in …
Pakistani Nukes in Vans Have Ripple Effect on Iran
Pakistan, writes Spencer Ackerman at Wired's Danger Room, “is making the world a vastly more dangerous place.” Is he referring to support by its military and intelligence to the …
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Alabama Refuses DOJ Request to Cooperate with HB 56 Inquiry
Alabama will not let the battle over its breathtakingly harsh anti-immigrant law, HB 56, be fought just in the courts. In a flurry of letters exchanged late …
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This Week in Clean Economy: GOP Seizes on Solyndra as an Election Issue
The Solyndra debacle is proving an irresistible target for Republicans and their allies—especially as the election cycle gets underway. The conservative Americans for Prosperity, a group established …
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What Is the Justice Department Doing about Southern Voting Rights?
It's no secret: Over the last year, state legislatures — largely those run by Republicans — have taken up and in many cases passed a series of laws that …
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How Big a Threat Is al Qaida’s North Africa Branch?
Niamey, Niger - It was January 2009, and Yaou Mahaman, a personable dark-skinned Tuareg tour guide from Niger, was coming off a lucrative week. His three car convoy carrying …
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Egyptian Military Detains Prominent Activist
Rasha Azab leads a protest outside the military court in Cairo. (Photo: Sharif Abdel Kouddous. Egypt, 2011) One of …
Iraq Is Not a Model for Libya
US Ambassador to Iraq L. Paul Bremer III at Baghdad International Airport, February 23, 2004. (Photo: Zunzanyika/USAF/DOD) Look who is giving the Libyans advice on transitioning to …
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Emerging Economies Join G20 Coalition to Tax Speculation
Talk about piling on. Bill Gates, the Pope, Michael Moore, the Archbishop of Canterbury, 1,000 parliamentarians, 1,000 economists, the world's major labor leaders, Occupy Wall Street protesters, Oxfam and …