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You Don’t Know Mitt: Ninety-Nine Facts About Mitt Romney
In the race for the Republican presidential nomination, the media has focused on a succession of colorful Republican contenders and pretenders: Sarah Palin, Donald Trump, Michele Bachmann, and Herman …
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Entirely Surrounded: Protesters Encircle White House, Close in on Tar Sands Industry
“We don’t know how many people it takes to encircle the White House, but we’re about to find out,” Bill McKibben told a crowd of over 12,000 gathered in …
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Making Safer Spaces: Occupy Wall Street Addresses Questions of Security at Zuccotti Park
Rumors of a possible eviction of Occupy Wall Street began late in the afternoon last Thursday, right after Mayor Bloomberg alleged that the occupiers at Liberty Plaza – formerly …
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Poland Steps Into Arab Spring
Benghazi, Libya - As the first foreign official to visit Libya after the liberation announcement made by National Transitional Council, Polish foreign minister Radek Sikorski tried to kill two …
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Race Barrier May Topple as Voters Pick Mayor
San Francisco - This city with the country’s oldest Chinatown appears likely to elect a Chinese-American mayor for the first time on Tuesday, and for many residents it is …
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The War Against the Poor
We’ve been at war for decades now — not just in Afghanistan or Iraq, but right here at home. Domestically, it’s been a war against the poor, but …
Richard D. Wolff | What Obama’s Basic Economic Policy Should Be
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The Pressure Is On: Thousands Encircle White House, Tell Obama to Reject Keystone Pipeline
Protesters encircled the White House on Sunday to oppose the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Many who turned out are Obama supporters who are holding him to his campaign …
The GOP’s History of “Hostage Taking“
Since the 1960s, the Republican and Democratic parties have diverged in behavior – as well as over issues such as war and social programs – with the Republicans sometimes …
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Debunking the Iran “Terror Plot“
At a press conference on October 11, the Obama administration unveiled a spectacular charge against the government of Iran: The Qods Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had …