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Occupy Wall Street Activists Disrupt Sotheby’s Art Auction (VIDEO)
Activists from the ongoing occupation in lower Manhattan called “Occupy Wall Street” infiltrated an art auction at the famous Sotheby's auction house and gallery, giving voice to the demands …
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#OccupyWallStreet Is More Than a Hashtag – It’s Revolution in Formation
#OccupyWallStreet protesters gathering in New York's financial district on September 17, 2011. (Photo: David Shankbone / Flickr) A lot of what you've probably seen or read about …
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House Passes Stopgap Bill, Edges Closer to Avoiding Shutdown
Washington - The House on Friday passed a new version of a stopgap spending bill about 30 hours after rejecting a nearly identical version of the legislation, intended to …
Nine Policies Conservatives Were for Long Before They Were Against Them
In 2001, the GOP's budget guru, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, was excited for the opportunity to vote for Bush's “temporary” tax cuts. "I think we ought to have this …
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House Republicans Regroup After Vote Blocks Spending Bill
Washington— House Republicans struggled on Thursday morning to find a way to pass legislation to fund the government through mid-November and provide assistance to natural disaster victims, following an …
Targeting Immigrants
A border patrol agent stationed at a checkpoint on a highway near Douglas, Arizona, pulls over vehicles during spot inspections. (Photo: Monica Almeida / The New York Times) …
The Truth About “Class War” in America
Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference 2011 in Washington, DC. Ryan, among other Republicans, has described Obama's deficit reduction plan as “class warfare.” …
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Troy Davis: The Price of “Justice” Was Too High
Supporters of Troy Davis react to news of his execution across the road from the prison where the execution took place in Jackson, Georgia, September 21, 2011. Davis was …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Transit Strike in Greece Brings Athens to a Halt, and More
In today's On the News segment: Troy Davis was executed last night and died at 11:08 PM Eastern time, oil oligarchs Charles and David Koch are now worth $50 …
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House GOP Bill Would Roll Back Basic Air-Pollution Rules
Washington — The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Friday on a bill that's mushroomed recently into a plan to block the Obama administration's two main rules to …