All News Articles for 2013-03-27
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Trial Against Lt. Dan Choi for ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Protest Set for Thursday With much press devoted to the Supreme Court arguments on California’s Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act, not everyone may be aware that LGBTQ rights are on trial in a third case this week: United States v. Daniel Choi . Read more |
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New Sanders Bill Would Break Up Big Banks 'If an institution is too big to fail, it is too big to exist' Read more |
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SCOTUS Update: It Doesn't Look Good for DOMA Marriage equality advocates will be celebrating if high court strikes down discriminatory law Read more |
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In Challenge to Roe v. Wade, North Dakota Enacts Law Banning Nearly All Abortions Read more |
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Chicago Public Schools Barricades Offices as Teachers Rally Against School Closings Vowing acts of civil disobedience, teachers, parents and students fight back against plan to close more than 50 city schools Read more |
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Brennan Considering CIA Agent Who Destroyed Torture Tapes for Key Position Anonymous agent implicated in 2005 torture tapes scandal will likely be kept as top official Read more |
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Now Gaza’s Ark Prepares to Dare Israel GAZA CITY - “An ark is literally a large floating vessel designed to keep its passengers and cargo safe,” say the group preparing ‘Gaza’s Ark’. Read more |
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Ghost Towns Left in Fukushima's Wake Shown in Google Street View 'A permanent record of what happened' in the nuclear disaster Read more |
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Four Children Among the Dead Following Joint Afghan-NATO Operation At least five Afghan civilians, of which four were children, were reportedly killed Tuesday night during an operation by joint NATO and Afghan forces in the eastern Arghanistan province of Logar, according to reports by a local police official. Reports indicate that the military operation included both soldiers operating on the ground and a possible airstrike. Read more |
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Global Left Converges in Tunisia to Promote New Vision for Earth's Future 'Together, we can change the course of history.' Read more |
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Oil Waste Injection Linked to Oklahoma Earthquake: Study "The risk of humans inducing large earthquakes from even small injection activities is probably higher" than thought, said study co-author Read more |
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DOMA Challenge Reaches Supreme Court On Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that challenges the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the second of two same-sex marriage cases before the high court this week. Read more |
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Inside Story: The Ethics of Solitary Confinement Read more |
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Petreaus Apologizes for "Love Affair" But Not for War, Torture or Drones Retired Four-Star General David Petraeus is making headlines following his first public appearance since he resigned as head of the CIA last year amid revelations that he carried on an extramarital affair. Read more |
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Krugman's Advice to Cyprus: 'Leave the Euro. Now.' Economist says best thing nation coud do is save itself the pain by making immediate exit from the Eurozone Read more |