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Headlines - February, 2012

Monday February 13, 2012

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Groups Galvanize Against US Senate with 24 Hour 'Signature Bomb'
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Iris Photographs by Police, Not So Optional, Occupiers Among Others Subjected
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Bombings Target Israelis in Both India and Georgia
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Gay Marriage Signed into Law in Washington State, Passes Senate in New Jersey
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Greece in Flames After Austerity Measures Pass
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US-Backed Bahraini Forces Suppress Protesters in Anniversary Demonstrations
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Court: Monsanto Guilty of Chemical Poisoning in France

Sunday February 12, 2012

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Fears Growing as Fukushima Reactor Temperature Rising
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'Despair' in Greece as Germany Says: Cut More

Saturday February 11, 2012

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Is 'Prescription for Disaster' Our 'Most Optimistic' Climate Future?
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Egyptians Stage Day of Disobedience, Demand "Down With Military Rule!"
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Tens of Thousands Across Europe Protest Against ACTA
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Thousands March Against Nuclear Power in Japan

Friday February 10, 2012

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Eastward No! Enviros Warn of Tar Sands Heading to Maine Coast
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Anonymous Hits CIA Website
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Greeks Compare Austerity to 'Dictatorship' as 48 Hour Strike Begins
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President Obama Makes 'Accommodation' on Birth Control Policy
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People Show Support for Ousted Maldives President; US Backtracks on Coup Stance
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Report: Saudi Arabia Says Will Buy Nuclear Weapon if Iran Tests A-Bomb
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'Hose Streets? Our Streets!' Belgian Firefighters Turn Their Ire (and Hoses) on Austerity
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ACTA Backlash Grows: Germany Delays Vote, Day of Global Protest Tomorrow
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Nearing Imminent Death, Palestinian Hunger Striker Continues Protest Against Israeli Military Justice System

Thursday February 9, 2012

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In Egypt, Activists Prepare for General Strike, Military Increases Tanks in Streets
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US Recognizes Maldives Government That Ousted Democratically Elected Nasheed
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Greek Unions Protest "Barbaric" Austerity Cuts, Vow "There Will Be Social Uprising"
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Bank Bailout 2: Obama Lets Mortgage Abusers Off the Hook
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With New Plants Approved, Anti-Nuke Coalition Readies for Fight
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30,000 Domestic Drones to Fill Our Skies, Civil Liberties at Risk
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Judge: Whales Are 'Non-Persons,' So Seaworld's 'Enslavement' OK
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'Flash Occupation' of Los Angeles Banks Planned Today
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Washington State Headed Towards Legalizing Gay Marriage
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U.S. Military Beefing Up Its Asia/Pacific Presence
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US Drone War Resumes in Pakistan

Wednesday February 8, 2012

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Report: 'Super PACs Are Kryptonite for US Democracy'
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Emails Show Panic Within US Nuke Agency in Wake of Fukushima Disaster
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President of Maldives, Climate Crusader, Ousted in Coup
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Final Debt Talks in Greece Stall
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Obama Wavering In Face of Anti-contraception Pressure
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In Lead-Up to Mass Protests in Chicago, Illinois Ban on Recording Police Challenged

Tuesday February 7, 2012

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US Paints False Picture of Afghan War: US Army Officer
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California's Anti-Gay Marriage Prop 8 Ruled Unconstitutional
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Monsanto, Agent Orange Creator, Returns To Vietnam
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Nerve Gas To Be Used for Crowd Control in the UK?
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As BP Profits Gush Skywards, Deal May Be Cut to Allow BP to Avoid Trial
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Poll: Most Canadians Oppose Fracking
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General Strike Hits Greece as Leaders' Austerity Meeting Postponed Again

Monday February 6, 2012

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ACTA: Europe Braced for Protests Over Anti-Piracy Treaty
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Sea Mammals of War: Next Stop - Iran?
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Syrian Violence Escalates as Global Deliberation Continues
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The Millions Funding Geoengineering
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Temperature Soars Mysteriously Inside Fukushima Nuclear Reactor
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For Greece, It's Austerity -- or Else

Sunday February 5, 2012

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Obama's Drone Program Includes Targeting Rescuers and Funerals
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Turkey: Israeli Attack on Iran 'Would Be Disaster'
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Scientists: Arctic Melting Leading to Europe's Freeze
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Canadians Fight Tar Sands Pipeline
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Occupy Groups, Labor Unions Hope to Capture Super Bowl Audience

Saturday February 4, 2012

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Report: Civilian Deaths at Record High in US-Occupied Afghanistan
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Syria: Hundreds Killed, Injured in Homs; Russia, China Veto UN Resolution
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DC Police Raid Occupy Encampment in Washington
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Whistleblower Bradley Manning Will Face Military Court Martial

Friday February 3, 2012

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Censorship U? Arizona State Downs Site After Tuition Petition
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New England Town Meetings To Challenge Corporate Personhood
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War on Iran? Most American, Israeli Citizens Oppose
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'Anonymous' Hacks FBI/Scotland Yard Call on 'Anonymous Hacking'
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Bird Population in Collapse Near Fukushima
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Capitol Hill Scrambles To Save Military Spending After Debt Deal
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28 Dead Across Syria as Protesters Attempt to Commemorate Hama Massacre
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Jobs Report Encouraging, More Stimulus Needed: Economists
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Susan G. Komen Foundation Backs Down, Will Continue Funding Planned Parenthood

Thursday February 2, 2012

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Drumbeats of War: Israel says Iranian Missiles Aimed at US
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Nobel Peace Prize Jury Under Investigation
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ACLU Suit Demands Release of US Government's 'Assassination Memos'
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States Don't Want to Be Dumping Ground for Fracking Fluids
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Report: Global Land Grab Efforts Will Lead to "Widespread Civil Unrest"
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IMF Official: Austerity Policies Hurting Greece
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The Rapidly Expanding, Secret 'No-Fly List'
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Citing 'Israel Bias' Palestinians Greet UN Chief with Shoes in Gaza
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Assange Court Hearing: Day Two

Wednesday February 1, 2012

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Wall Street Journal Slammed for Giving Platform to Climate Change Deniers
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'Gasland' Film Director Arrested at US Capitol Hearing
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Super PAC Power: The 0.1% Buying Our Elections
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Hawkish Group Report Pushes for Military Action Against Iran
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Anti-Choice Bullying in Congress Threatens Planned Parenthood Cancer Programs
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Wikileaks Founder Faces Extradition; Shadows of US Intention Loom
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Mitt '1%' Romney: "I'm Not Concerned with the Very Poor"
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Iraq Executes 17 in One Day Despite UN Rebuke

February 2012