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Haitians Challenge Monsanto’s Influence
Protesters in Haiti demonstrate against Monsanto on June 4, 2010, with some wearing the slogan “Aba Monsanto,” or “Stop Monsanto.” (Photo: mediahacker) Hinche, Haiti - Last week, …
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In Face of Israeli Threats, State Department Warns Flotilla Participants, Not Israel
With continued threats coming from Israel, a complaint traced to an Israeli organization aimed at docking the US boat indefinitely, and the reported sabotage of another flotilla ship, the …
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Nobody Ever Wins a Game of Economic Calvinball
Tony Harrington, 33, waits in line to talk with potential employers at a job fair in May in Bloomington, Minnesota. (Craig Lassig/The New York Times) I …
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The Militarized Surrealism of Barack Obama
It's already gone, having barely outlasted its moment — just long enough for the media to suggest that no one thought it added up to much.
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Obama: Deficit Deal Must Increase Taxes for the Wealthy
The President held a press conference June 29th to address action Congress can take right now to create new jobs and the tough choices that must be made to …
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Michele Bachmann Advocates Abolishing Minimum Wage
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) formally kicked off her presidential campaign yesterday, painting herself as a Tea Party candidate who is ready to lead the country back to prosperity (even …
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Palin Movie
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New Jersey Lawmakers Vote to Ban Fracking
A Chesapeake Energy worker cleans oil from a pipe pulled from the ground at the company's drilling site near Big Wells, Texas, May 17, 2011. The New Jersey Legislature …
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Obama: Republican Leaders Must Bend on Taxes
3:45 p.m. | Updated President Obama said Wednesday that he believed Republicans would concede to tax increases as part of a deficit reduction package in time to avoid a …
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What Is This “Washington”?
(Warning: Very elementary post ahead. Most of you probably know all this already.) Mitch McConnell, Senate Republican Leader, quoted in Bloomberg: “We have seen the consequences of …