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AFGE says military overspending led to unpaid furloughs
December 19, 2014"DoD spending on service contracts is closing in on $200 billion annually; already, it is more than double the cost of the Department's entire civilian workforce."
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Inside story on how one little city slew an oil dragon
December 16, 2014A dragon by the name of Chevron, breathing a fire fueled by Citizens United and $3.1 million in cash, succumbed to the people of the tiny city of Richmond, California.
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Marches against police killings sweep the nation
December 15, 2014Led by mothers, fathers, and widows of African American men killed by white police officers, 50,000 protesters marched up Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Calif. legislature will consider health coverage for undocumented
December 12, 2014A bill to extend health coverage to all Californians regardless of their immigration status will be among items California's new legislature will consider.
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UN officials demand prosecutions for U.S. torture
December 11, 2014All senior U.S. officials and CIA agents who authorized or carried out torture like waterboarding must be prosecuted, top U.N. officials said Wednesday.
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