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“Chaos and Bloodshed”: Twenty-Five Die in Cairo as Egyptian Military Attacks Coptic Christian Protesters (2)
In Egypt, at least two dozen people died on Sunday when the Egyptian military attacked a large gathering of Coptic Christian protesters. The violence broke out after a protest …
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“Chaos and Bloodshed”: Twenty-Five Die in Cairo as Egyptian Military Attacks Coptic Christian Protesters
Amy Goodman: In Egypt, at least two dozen people died Sunday in clashes between Coptic Christians and state security forces. The violence broke out after a protest in Cairo …
When Being Rich Makes Us Poor, People Should Occupy Wall Street
On October 5, 2011, Day 20 of Occupy Wall Street, Liberty Park prepares for the big union march at Foley Square. (Photo: David Shankbone) The Very Serious …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Conservatives Trying to Sabotage the 99 Percent Movement, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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Obama Backs Military Aid to Countries That Use Child Soldiers
For the second year in a row, U.S. President Barack Obama has waived a Congressionally-mandated ban on military aid for four countries that use child soldiers. …
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Spanish Streets Paved with Evicted Families
Madrid - As the number of apartments and houses left empty in Spain due to failure to make mortgage or rental payments climbs, tens of thousands of families, including …
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Happy Genocide Day!
If you fly over the country of Haiti on the island of Hispaniola, the island on which Columbus landed, it looks like somebody took a blowtorch and burned away …
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Are Lawmakers Listening? The Consumer Watchdog Vote Will Tell
The scene in lower Manhattan yesterday evening was remarkable. A broad swath of union locals and community organizations brought out their members. Students from colleges around the country walked …
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Is Obama’s Drug Policy Worse Than Bush’s? The War on Medical Marijuana Escalates
Signaling an intensification of federal government targeting of medical marijuana providers, the four US Attorneys in California Friday announced a campaign of "coordinated enforcement actions targeting the illegal operations …
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Banks Brace for Fallout on Earnings
The protesters who have gathered for weeks near Wall Street and the highly paid investors and analysts in the buildings that surround them don’t agree on much. …