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Ex-Inspector Rejects IAEA Iran Bomb Test Chamber Claim
Washington - A former inspector for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has repudiated its major new claim that Iran built an explosives chamber to test components of a …
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Santorum: Americans Should Suffer
During a town hall meeting in Ottumwa, Iowa Friday afternoon, Rick Santorum argued that Americans receive too many government benefits and ought to “suffer” in the Christian tradition. If …
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Obama and the Bishops: Is the White House Caving on Birth Control Coverage?
This week, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) threw itself a pity party in Baltimore. According to the bishops, their “religious liberty” is threatened unless they are …
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Occupy Wall Street Draws Massive Turnout in NYC and Across the Nation to Mark Two-Month Milestone
The Occupy Wall Street movement entered its third month Thursday with protests against the economic system in dozens of cities across the country. Reports estimated some 300 people were …
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Two Hundred Are Arrested as Occupy Protesters Mark Two-Month Anniversary
Thousands of protesters across the country flooded streets, squares, bridges and banks on Thursday, snarling traffic and often clashing with the police in a show of support for the …
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Class Warfare, Codified
When I was growing up, I knew a lot of kids whose fathers didn't earn a living working in the bowels of a factory like my dad. …
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“Go. Leave. You Can’t Be Here”: What Happened When I Tried to Investigate the Connection Between the NYPD and Brookfield Properties, Zuccotti’s Owners
For the past several weeks, a Ford F550 truck has been parked near the corner of Liberty Street and Broadway, on the outskirts of Zuccotti Park. As activists across …
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Romney Staffers Destroyed Emails, Covered Digital Tracks
On their way out of the governor’s office and onto the presidential campaign trail, aides to Mitt Romney almost completely obliterated their electronic records, deleting emails, purchasing hard drives, …
The Puzzling Persistence of APEC
The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation has just concluded its annual summit in Honolulu, once President Obama’s home turf. It will probably be most remembered for the traffic jams it …
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California’s High Court Says Proposition 8 Proponents Can Defend Gay Marriage Ban
The California Supreme Court decided on Thursday that the anti-gay marriage group defending California's Proposition 8 ban on gay marriage does have legal standing to defend the ban in …