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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama Announces Drawdown, Bad News for the Economy, and More
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Wal-Mart Gets a Free Pass for Bias From the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court issued its decision in the Dukes v. Wal-Mart sex discrimination case yesterday, a frustrating ruling that doesn’t challenge the existence of bias, but that exempts the …

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Human Rights Iran Includes Gender Identity and Sexual Rights – Not Discrimination!
On May 17th, 1990 the World Health Organizations made a decision to remove homosexuality from the list of mental disorders. Since then, each year May 17th is considered the …

Rachel Maddow: Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Station Flooding
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Rachel Maddow reports on the Fort Calhoun nuclear power station in Nebraska, which is threatened by the …

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White House Announces Plan to Tap Oil Reserve
Washington - The Obama administration announced Thursday that it planned to release 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, as part of a coordinated international effort …

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Florida Poll: Tea Party Movement Could Cost Republicans in 2012
Beware, Florida Republicans: The tea party movement that swept you into office in 2010 could cost you the next election. That's the takeaway message from Republican pollster …

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates: A Tough Act to Follow
Defense Secretary Robert Gates takes his seat to testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee in Washington, on June 15, 2011. (Photo: Philip Scott Andrews / The New York Times) …

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High-Speed Rail Poised to Alter China
Even as China prepares to open bullet train service from Beijing to Shanghai by July 1, this nation's steadily expanding high-speed rail network is being pilloried on a scale …

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Obama Will Speed Pullout From War in Afghanistan
President Obama declared Wednesday that the United States had largely achieved its goals in Afghanistan, setting in motion a substantial withdrawal of American troops in an acknowledgment of the …

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Facing Political Barriers, Fed Candidate Opts Out
Nobel laureate Peter Diamond had a depressing Op-Ed in The New York Times on June 5, withdrawing himself from contention as a member of the Federal Reserve board in …