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Raising Kids Is Work? Tell That to Women on Welfare
For all the shameful sucking up to multimillionaire mom Ann Romney after Democratic pundit Hilary Rosen accused her of never having worked “a day in her life,” the reality …
Taking Uncle Sam for a Ride: How Pakistan Makes Washington Pay for the Afghan War
The following ingredients should go a long way to produce a political thriller. Mr. M, a jihadist in an Asian state, has emerged as the mastermind of a terrorist …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Buffett Rule Vote Faces Likely Filibuster in Senate, and More
In today's On the News Segment: The Buffett rule is up for a long-shot vote in the Senate today, bankrupt Hostess wants employees to accept a more than 75 …
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Get Your Boot Off My Neck
Ayulta; Guerrero, Mexico - Last weekend, my 14-year-old daughter, Michaela, and I were en route to Easter Sunday mass in Acapulco. We were stopped, harassed, threatened, and detained by …
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NRA Awards Scott Walker for Pushing Concealed Guns and the ALEC-related “Castle Doctrine” (Shoot First) Laws
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker asked members of the National Rifle Association (NRA) for “help” and “support” in his upcoming recall election in a speech at the organization's annual meeting on April …
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Six People You Need to Start a Revolution
Successful change movements run on diversity. Here are the essential skill sets no revolution can win without. With the 99% Spring up and rolling and set to bring 100,000 …
In Barcelona, Austerity With an Iron Fist
Protesters in the streets of Madrid, Spain during the general strike on Thursday, March 29, 2012. (Photo: reed_sandridge) Criminalizing public meetings, expanding police powers and weaponry, and applying anti-terrorist …
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After “Constructive” Talks on Iran Nuclear Program, Hopes Rise for Diplomacy
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (Photo: Hiroko Masuike / The New York Times)Istanbul, Turkey - Major world powers Saturday said their first meeting with Iran in over a year took …
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Romney Assures NRA of Support for Gun Rights
Mitt Romney. (Photo: BU Interactive News / Flickr)St. Louis - As he seeks to inspire the conservative base ahead of the general election, Mitt Romney spoke to the National …
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What’s in a Name? George W. Regrets Dubbing Those “Bush Tax Cuts“
When George W. Bush made his first public appearance in many months to discuss economic policy in New York on Tuesday, his utterances may have revealed more than he …