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Paul Ryan Pick Gives Obama a Chance to Change the Subject
Ryan's addition to the ticket will sharpen what is already the starkest contrast over domestic policy in any presidential race in a generation.
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In Police Pat-Downs, Many Women See Sexual Overtones
The laws governing street stops are blind to genderu2026.When officers conduct stops upon shaky or baseless legal foundations, people of both sexes often say they felt violated.
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2012 Games Highlight an Olympic-Sized Problem for Fans
Itu2019s no coincidence that NBC, owned by cable giant Comcast, is keeping the Olympics behind a wall.
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Pandora Asks Listeners to Share Their Email Information With Romney Campaign
Both Democrats and Republicans, and both local and national campaigns, have used the service to collect voter emails.
Washington Post Again Defends Romney
Mitt Romney is running the most secretive presidential campaign in modern US historyu2026. Yet, his cover-ups have found a surprising ally, the Washington Post.
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Corporate “Sin-Washing” – Embracing the Olympic Brand Pays Off for Sponsors
Sportswriter Dave Zirin: More than any other enterprise, if a company associates themselves with an Olympics, it really creates a positive feeling in the mind of the consumer.
Author: Sikh Temple Massacre Is the Outgrowth of Pervasive White Supremacism in US Military Ranks
Wisconsin Sikh temple shooter Wade Michael Page was open about his neo-Nazi views when he served in the US military from 1992 to 1998.
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The Koch Brothers Go After Actor Zach Galifianakis and the Film “The Campaign“
In the movie, Dan Aykroyd and John Lithgow are a stand-in for the real-life right-wing political funders Charles and David Koch, and the Kochs aren't happy.
Bill Moyers: Suppressing Votes by Law
Bill talks to Keesha Gaskins and Michael Waldman of the Brennan Center for Justice about new voter ID and other election laws that keep the young, elderly, minorities and …
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The Dark Knight’s Mushroom Cloud
If viewers accept the conceits of this essentially escapist entertainment they embrace the notion that there can be