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Fed Wants to Strip a Key Protection for Homeowners
Washington - As Americans continue to lose their homes in record numbers, the Federal Reserve is considering making it much harder for homeowners to stop foreclosures and escape predatory …
Zoom Joins Netflix in Dispute Against Comcast
Netflix partner Level 3 Communications spoke out against Comcast on Monday, accusing the company of charging a fee for delivering streaming video to Netflix customers and threatening to block …
Chris Hayes Interviews Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois) on the Debt Commission Report
On “Countdown With Keith Olbermann,” Chris Hayes interviews Rep. Schakowsky (D-Illinois) regarding the recommendations suggested by the president's commission to reduce US debt.
EXCLUSIVE: Controversial Drug Given to All Guantanamo Detainees Akin to “Pharmacologic Waterboarding“
The Defense Department forced all “war on terror” detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison to take a high dosage of a controversial antimalarial drug.
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Sudan Set to Split Despite Egyptian Moves
Cairo - The U.S. has rejected an Egyptian proposal for a “confederation” between northern and southern Sudan, insisting that a Jan. 9 referendum - which will determine the fate …
EXCLUSIVE: Controversial Drug Given to All Guantanamo Detainees Akin to “Pharmacologic Waterboarding“
The Defense Department forced all “war on terror” detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison to take a high dosage of a controversial antimalarial drug, mefloquine, an act …
Is There Hope for Passing Legislation Before the New Congress Sweeps in?
More GRITtv Democrats were trying to get the focus back on the parts of their agenda that could actually get through the lame duck Senate this week—that is, until …
Opposition to New START Pits Republicans Against Traditional Allies
It's not just the Obama administration against which Republican senators under the guidance of Jon Kyl pit themselves when they oppose New START. In fact, perhaps bewitched by Tea …
Confronting the Myths of Water Fluoridation Promoters
The following is an excerpt adapted from the recently-released book, The Case Against Fluoride by Paul Connett, PhD; James Beck, PhD; and H. S. Micklem, DPhil (Chelsea Green Publishing, …