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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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Obama’s historic shift on U.S.-Cuba relations
December 18, 2014Americans and Cubans woke up on Dec. 17 to the jaw-dropping news that the U.S. is making a monumental shift in its relations with Cuba.
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U.S. and Cuba announce re-establishment of diplomatic relations!
December 17, 2014Obama and Raul Castro announced a breathtakingly radical agreement to change the relationship between the two countries.
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Breaking news: Obama freeing remaining three of Cuba 5
December 17, 2014The remaining three of the Cuba 5 are being freed in a new deal between President Obama and Cuban president Raul Castro.
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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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