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Why Does Senator McCaskill Want to Bankrupt Our Children?
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) is authoring a budget proposal that could radically alter government. (Photo: Dave Winer/Flickr) That is what people should be asking Missouri Sen. …
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Chris Hedges Speaks on Osama bin Laden’s Death
The remains of the crumbling Colosseum in Rome, also a once-crumbling empire. (Photo: permanently scatterbrained (Eric Molina)/Flickr) I know that because of this announcement, that reportedly …
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Two Years After a Bankruptcy, Chrysler Posts a Profit
The Chrysler Group posted on Monday its first quarterly profit since going through bankruptcy reorganization in 2009, as the company sold more cars at higher prices. Chrysler, …
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Arab Spring Weather Report
Justice or Vengeance?
Amman, Jordan - U.S. agents killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, apparently without cooperation from the government in Islamabad. The al-Qaeda leader was responsible for great suffering; I do …
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Bin Laden Is Dead, Obama Says
Washington - Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the most devastating attack on American soil in modern times and the most hunted man in the world, was killed in …
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China as No. 1? Don’t Bet Your Bottom Dollar
The minute China’s economy falters, the country’s rulers have a problem on their hands that could potentially make the Arab Spring look mild by comparison. (Photo: M Shades/Flickr) …
US Uncut New York City Teach-In at Bank of America (Video)
US Uncut, a new decentralized direct action group, held teach-ins inside two Bank of America branches in New York City on Saturday. The classes were held to discuss the …
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Transcript: Remarks by President Obama on Osama bin Laden
East Room 11:35 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United …
Corporate America’s War on Political Transparency
Public Citizen President Rob Weissman, Public Citizen President, blogging at Citizen Vox, the blog of Public Citizen. It’s a modest notion. Companies that bid for …