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Donations to Scott Walker Flagged as Potential Fraud
Truthout combats corporatization by bringing you trustworthy news: click here to join the effort. Scott Walker. (Photo: Jackie Guthrie / Flickr)When MaryAnn Nellis tried to pay for groceries on …
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GOP Super PAC Weighs Hard-Line Attack on Obama
(Photo: Lawrence Jackson / White House)Washington - A group of high-profile Republican strategists is working with a conservative billionaire on a proposal to mount one of the most provocative …
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Sherrod Brown Held Corporations Accountable, Now They’re Spending Millions to Unseat Him
By now, most Americans realize that Big Money is a powerful force in American politics. Members of Congress often shy away from regulating an industry that showers them with campaign …
Elizabeth Warren: Yes She Can?
Right now, as Warren and Brown meet voters, they are telling their stories as political parables, loaded with ideas about opportunity versus just deserts, social investment versus making your …
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Ron Paul Ends Active Campaigning but Will Continue to Run for GOP Nomination
Support Truthout’s work by making a tax-deductible donation: click here to contribute. Congressman Ron Paul has announced that he will no longer be using resources to campaign in primary …
Romney the Bully
Last week, I was invited to speak to 40 high school freshman about human rights. When we discussed the right to be free from torture, I asked the students …
Caught on Tape: Governor Walker Plans for a Single-Party State
The video was originally taken by a documentary filmaker in January 2011
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Obama Campaign Lacks Focus
President Barack Obama delivering a speech at a conference at the Washington Hilton in April. (Photo: Luke Sharrett / The New York Times)Edward Luce says what many of us …
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Nine Swing States, Critical to Presidential Race, Are Mixed Lot
President Barack Obama takes the stage at a campaign rally in Columbus, Ohio, May 5, 2012. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York Times)Since the housing bubble burst, Nevada …
US Media Giants Reel as FCC Orders Disclosure of Rates for Billion-Dollar TV Campaign Advertising
During this year’s election, political analysts estimate as much as $5 billion will be spent on TV campaign advertising. Now, a new ruling by the Federal Communication Commission requires …