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As Contraceptives Rule Enters GOP Race, Will Reproductive Rights Affect 2012 Election? (3)
Rick Santorum’s three-state victory comes after a week of heavy Republican campaigning against a new Obama administration rule requiring health insurance plans, including those provided by Catholic-affiliated hospitals and …
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Komen
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Oakland, Non-Violence and the Future of Occupy (2)
In the wake of Occupy Oakland’s violent confrontation with police, many people are writing about non-violence and Occupy but missing the point. Occupy has been very successful in awakening …
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Planned Parenthood
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Billionaire Buddies: Adelsons Join Forces With Koch Brothers to Take Down Obama
In recent years, billionaire oil magnates David and Charles Koch have bankrolled the Tea Party movement, Republican candidates, and efforts to deny the existence global warming. But less noticed …
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Today, Republican Candidates Have to Be Cynical or Foolish
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) Steve Benen, a contributor at Washington Monthly, noted online on Jan. 18 that by normal standards, Mitt Romney …
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US Drones Patrolling Its Skies Provoke Outrage in Iraq
Baghdad - A month after the last American troops left Iraq, the State Department is operating a small fleet of surveillance drones here to help protect the United States …
Fact-Checking Obama’s State of the Union Speech, Part 1: Jobs
On January 24, 2012, President Obama delivered his latest State of the Union (SOTU) speech to Congress. It heavily emphasized economic themes, among which were jobs, manufacturing, trade, the …
The Ongoing War Against Truth
Part I – The Spanish Front Among the numerous wars that are perennially being waged worldwide is the one between truth-tellers and those who would …
Gretchen Morgenson on Corporate Clout in Washington
Gretchen Morgenson on Industry Influence from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo. One of journalism's premier business reporters is with me now. Gretchen Morgenson won the Pulitzer Prize for her …