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The Verdict: Guilty of Protesting the Drones
A MQ-1B Predator unmanned aircraft system takes off for a training mission at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada.(Photo: Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr. / US Air Force) …
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Qaddafi Forces Said to Withdraw From Misrata, but Meaning Is Unclear
A rebel fighter carries a Degtyaryov machine gun at the western gate of Ajdabiya, Libya, April 8, 2011. (Photo: Bryan Denton / The New York Times) …
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Resistance to Fracking, Gas Drilling Rises on Unlikely Soil
A pump used in fracturing sits on a golf course in Fort Worth, Texas in October 2009. (Photo: Matt Nager / The New York Times) Fort …
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Another Ron Paul Son All But Rules Out Senate Bid
Denton - Dr. Robert Paul doesn't think he's ready to join the crowded race to replace Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison in the U.S. Senate. One week after …
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Corruption in Kenya Drives Rise in Girl-Child Trafficking
Nairobi - For almost three years, 39 year old, Jane Ngoyoini, has not seen or heard from her daughter. In 2007, 15 year old, Frieda Ngoyoini, completely vanished during …
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BP Is Messing With the Wrong Woman (3)
A year ago BP began filling the Gulf of Mexico with oil. Last week BP blocked a woman from entering its annual meeting. Which will …
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President of Yemen Agrees to Resign for Immunity
(Photo: AJTalkEng / Flickr) Cairo - Yemen’s president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, agreed on Saturday to leave power after 32 years of autocratic rule, according to a top …
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More Western Banking Will Not Help the Mediterranean Pro-Democracy Struggle
(Photo: makeroadssafe / Flickr) Writing for the Washington Post on March 10, 2011, David Ignatius reported that “White House officials like” the idea of the European Bank …
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Japanese Revisit Nuclear Zone While They Can
Okuma, Japan - Residents who lived near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant flocked to the area on Thursday ahead of a midnight evacuation deadline imposed by the …
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Pay Up Now, Corporations: We’re Organized, Aware of Your Tax Havens and Ready to Boycott
(Photo: Steve Rhodes / Flickr) PayUpNow.org is an online effort to “uncut” the cutbacks by promoting boycotts of corporations who pay little or no federal income tax. …