All News Articles for 2013-05-21
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Security Trumps Justice in Upcoming Manning Trial As the pretrial concludes, 'Aiding the Enemy' charge stands while prosecutors drop 'Reykjavik-13' Read more |
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Why Austerity Kills: From Greece to US, Crippling Economic Policies Causing Global Health Crisis Read more |
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Body of Footless Torture Victim Unearthed Near US Special Forces Base in Afghanistan Latest development deepens mystery surrounding activities in Wardak Province Read more |
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Further Austerity Will Subject Seniors To Even Deeper Poverty: Report Current levels of poverty are far greater than official Census numbers show and will get worse if cuts continue Read more |
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'Homophobia’s Got To Go!': Thousands Protest in NYC for Love and Tolerance Recent spike in anti-gay crime shows, despite political gains, LGBT faces ongoing challenges Read more |
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Obama Admin. Approves ALEC Model Bill for Fracking Chemical Fluid Disclosure on Public Lands On May 16, the Obama Interior Department announced its long-awaited rules governing hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") on federal lands. Read more |
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In Tornado's Wake, Oklahoma's GOP Senators Focus on Disaster Relief Politics Federal assistance may come ... but not without a fight from Sens. Coburn and Inhofe Read more |
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Police Use Tasers Against Foreclosure Activists Outside Dept. of Justice "Stop! Fucking stop!" screams protester demonstrating against too-big-to-jail-banks Read more |
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A 'Nonviolent Army of Love' Rises in North Carolina to Face Down Rightwing's Assault on Progress Movement gathers around 'Moral Monday' protests aimed at fighting off GOP takeover Read more |
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Jeremy Scahill: Obama Administration Has Sent a Chill Through the Media Community Listening Post: After the seizure of AP's phone records, we ask if the US is still the land of the free for journalists and sources... Read more |
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Court Overturns Genocide Conviction for Guatemalan Dictator General Efrain Rios Montt wins appeal as nation's high court orders retrial for man guilty of massacres during civil war Read more |
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Devastating Tornado Cuts Path of Death in Oklahoma Elementary school students among the victims as town of Moore works on recovery efforts Read more |