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In Disputed Vote, Nicaragua’s Ortega Heads toward Big Win
Managua, Nicaragua — Voting results tallied early Monday gave Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega a resounding re-election victory but international election observers reported that they had detected serious irregularities in …
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This Week in Clean Economy: GOP Seizes on Solyndra as an Election Issue
The Solyndra debacle is proving an irresistible target for Republicans and their allies—especially as the election cycle gets underway. The conservative Americans for Prosperity, a group established …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senate Democrats Make Fourth Try to Pass Portion of Jobs Bill, and More
In today's On the News segment: The Koch brothers got occupied, Senate Democrats make their fourth try at passing a portion of the president's American Jobs Act, Texas may …
Tunisia Elections: The Real Thing This Time
It was only 2005 — not all that long ago — that Zine Ben Ali won his third term as Tunisia’s president with 99 percent of the vote. At …
The “Tea Party” Movement, More Hype Than Reality
Ken and Donna Paulsen give away T-shirts at a straw poll in Ames, Iowa, Aug. 13, 2011. (Photo: Eric Thayer / The New York Times) The validity …
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North Carolina Considers Constitutionally Banning Same-Sex Marriage
Gay marriage is already illegal in North Carolina, but last month, the state's Republican-controlled legislature put a proposal to amend the state Constitution to ban same-sex marriage on a …
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Franklin Center: Right-Wing Funds State News Source
As newsrooms across the country shave off staff due in part to slipping ad revenue and corporate media conglomeration, The Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity, is rushing …
6 Things to Know About “Smoking Man” in Herman Cain’s Weird New Ad (Dude Was Banned From Electoral Politics)
There's a Cancer Man on the body politic. Herman Cain, the former Americans for Prosperity operative, and his presidential campaign manager, Mark Block, are having a most …
Romney, In His Own Words: “The People Who Need the Help Most Are Not the Poor“
If you were waiting for an economic plan from presidential candidate Mitt Romney that helps the poor, you might be waiting for a while. Stumping in Iowa …
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Congressional Black Caucus Targets State Voter Laws as Hostile
Washington - Minority voters have long had problems simply exercising their right to vote in certain parts of the country — and minority lawmakers fear the situation will become …