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In Obama Deportation Move, Long-Term Immigration Activism “Has Been Rewarded”
n a major policy move, the Obama administration has halted the deportations of some undocumented youth.
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Obama to Stop Deporting DREAM-Eligible Youth, Protecting One Million Undocumented Students
President Obama will announce a new immigration policy this morning that will allow some undocumented students to avoid deportation and receive work authorization.
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The Prosecution Rests in D17 Occupy Wall Street Case
The third day of the D17 trial concluded on Wednesday, June 13, with the prosecution resting their case and the defense set to present theirs Thursday morning.
Occupy the Heritage Foundation: How a Conservative Think Tank Aims to Rebrand the American Dream
The Heritage Foundation is clearly taking the Occupy movement seriously and not simply dismissing it like much of the right wing has done.
American Citizen Pressured to Become FBI Informant by Placement on No-Fly List
The tactic is not uncommon: The Council on American-Islamic Relations has received
How the Wisconsin Uprising Got Hijacked
Most of the conclusions of the last few days, left and right, are likely wrong.
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US Commission on Civil Rights to Investigate “Stand Your Ground” Laws for Racial Bias
(Photo: Project 404)The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights announced it will launch an inquiry into so-called “Stand Your Ground” legislation for racial bias. The laws, which gained notoriety after …
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The School of the Americas, the CIA and the US-Condoned Cancer of Torture Continue to Spread in Latin America, Including Mexico
Harbury's request was simple: she wanted the State Department or CIA to tell her what had happened to her husband. But both agencies didn't acknowledge they knew of his …
Sorting Out the Facts About Iran
Neocons, including the Washington Postu2019s editors, keep playing games with the facts regarding Iranu2019s nuclear program. The plan apparently is to guide the United States into a military confrontation …
Guantanamo Scandal: The 40 Prisoners Still Held, but Cleared for Release at Least Five Years Ago
The Task Force involved around 60 career officials from various government departments and the intelligence agencies, who spent the first year of the Obama Presidency reviewing the cases of …