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In Alabama, A Harsh Bill for Undocumented Residents
(Photo: ElvertBarnes / Flickr) Alabama has passed a sweeping bill to crack down on illegal immigrants that both supporters and opponents call the toughest of its kind …
At Long Last, House Debates and Votes on Libya War Powers
(Photo: Pete Souza / White House) On Friday, more than two months after President Obama ordered U.S. forces into a war of choice in Libya without Congressional …
“Serious” Republicans vs. “Starry-Eyed” Progressives In the Eyes of the Beltway Media
Rep. Paul Ryan. (Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr) The budget proposal released on April 5 by Rep. Paul Ryan (R.-Wisc.) includes tax cuts for the wealthy, tax …
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Risky Advice
(Image: Lance Page / Truthout; Adapted: Natalia Devalle, NASA) Brighton – Why do we seem to be witnessing an increasing number of nasty technological surprises? Indeed, this …
The Hidden History of Mexico/US Labor Solidarity
The line of cars waiting to cross from Mexico into the United States. (Photo: Quentin Xerxes Zamfir / Flickr) In the period since the North American Free …
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Pakistani Militant Leader Reported Killed by US Strike
Islamabad, Pakistan - One of Pakistan’s most wanted militant commanders, Ilyas Kashmiri, has been killed in an American drone strike in the tribal territory of South Waziristan, residents and …
Netanyahu’s Speech and Congressional Democrats’ Embrace of Extremism
Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu. (Photo: IsraelMFA / Flickr) As Israeli opposition parties, peace and human rights activists, and editorialists denounced their prime minister's intransigence in the …
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Yemen’s President Is “Lightly” Injured in Shelling of Palace
Sana, Yemen - Yemen’s embattled leader, Ali Abdullah Saleh, was lightly injured Friday in an opposition mortar attack on the presidential palace that killed three guards and a cleric, …
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Weak Job Growth Leads to Further Rise in Unemployment
The unemployment rate edged up again in May, reaching 9.1 percent, as the rate of private-sector job growth slowed to just 83,000. There were also downward revisions to the …
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Peru’s Presidential Election: A Battle Over Memory and Justice
When Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori arrived at a plaza in the city of Cajamarca for a recent campaign speech, she was met by a barrage of eggs thrown …