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Eric Hobsbawm, great Marxist historian who kept his cool
October 3, 2012I was saddened to hear of the death of Eric Hobsbawm, one of the great Marxist historians writing in the English language of my lifetime.
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Historic vote to end “bear farming”
October 3, 2012In a historic move, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature voted at its World Congress in Jeju, South Korea to phase out bear farming.
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Court halts Pennsylvania voter ID law
October 3, 2012Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court halted the state's new voter suppression law, ruling today that it not be enforced for the presidential election only five weeks away.
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Protesters slam Linda McMahon’s call to “sunset” Social Security, Medicare
October 3, 2012NORTH HAVEN, Conn. -- Chanting "Social Security - for every generation - not just me," angry retirees lined the street outside the headquarters of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon on Monday, protesting her call for...
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Survey: Voters hate secret money in congressional races
October 3, 2012Voters in 54 "battleground" GOP-held congressional districts overwhelmingly hate big and secret money in politics.
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