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GOP willing to sabotage economy to win “last stand” election
September 13, 2012Mitt Romney and his fellow Republicans are a cynical and calculating bunch. They are extremists the likes of which we have never seen in American politics.
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Today in labor history: Eugene Debs sentenced to 10 years for opposing WWI
September 12, 2012Eighty-seven years ago today, Eugene Debs (1855-1926) was sentenced to 10 years in prison for opposing U.S. Entry into World War I.
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Shell starts – and pauses – Arctic drilling
September 12, 2012Ignoring the collective outrage of environmental groups, oil giant Shell began drilling into the Arctic, boring holes 1,400 feet beneath the Chukchi Sea's floor.
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New report says Taliban would renounce al Qaeda
September 12, 2012A new report by a leading British defense and security think-tank finds that Taliban leaders and members "deeply regret" their past association with Al-Qa'ida, and top-ranking Taliban officials say a cease-fire could be negotiated in Afghanistan...
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Right-wing extremism at heart of Libya envoy slaying
September 12, 2012The killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya on Tuesday shows the linkage between right-wing extremism in the U.S and elsewhere.
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