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Occupy Wall Street Librarians Strike Back
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Occupy, abuse, americans, corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, Govtfearmongering, lies, media, politics, propaganda )

Kit
- 1 hour ago - truth-out.org
"Mayor Bloomberg thought he could get away with this, late at night, without the media present," said Norman Siegel, an attorney on the suit who has worked with Occupy and the People's Library since the fall. "This suit will hold him accountable."
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Mitt Romney and the Women Who Don't Love Him
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, candidates, constitution, corruption, dishonesty, economy, elections, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, housing, lies, media, politics, propaganda, republicans )

Kit
- 12 hours ago - motherjones.com
His numbers are particularly dismal among single gals. While Romney leads Obama among married women by about 9 points, Obama blows him away among single women by 36 points. This matters: There are 55 million single women in the United States.
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Romney's Job-Killing Budget Can't Make Unemployment 6%
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, candidates, congress, constitution, corruption, dishonesty, elections, Govtfearmongering, lies, media, politics, propaganda, republicans )

Kit
- 16 hours ago - ourfuture.org
At least It fits on a bumper sticker. Mitt Romney: Reach For The Baseline. But what's sad about Romney's pledge is that even when he is promising to run in place,he is exaggerating.
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PETITION | Tell Obama: End Indefinite Detention Now!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: u.s., americans, abuse, constitution, dishonesty, ethics, freedoms, Govtfearmongering, obama, politics, congress, government )

John
- 1 day ago - act.demandprogress.org
It was amazing news: Chris Hedges, Revolution Truth, et al won their lawsuit last week as a judge ruled that indefinite detention violates the Constitution. More than 50,000 Demand Progress members have signed on as supporters of the lawsuit.
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Corporate Lobbying Group Asks Supreme Court Not to Use "Empirical Evidence" When Reconsidering Citizens United
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, constitution, corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, elections, Govtfearmongering, lies, politics, propaganda )

Kit
- 3 days ago - truth-out.org
Now, attorneys for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a 100%-corporate funded lobbying group that has used the Citizens United decision to pump tens of millions of undisclosed dollars into federal elections over the last two years...-->
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The Occupy Movement and the Politics of Educated Hope
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, citizens, constitution, dishonesty, economy, elections, ethics, Govtfearmongering, lies, media, politics, propaganda )

Kit
- 3 days ago - truth-out.org
"To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair inevitable." -Raymond Williams-- American society has lost its claim on democracy.
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"No NATO, No War": U.S. Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Return War Medals at NATO Summit
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: constitution, congress, dishonesty, democrats, republicans, propaganda, Govtfearmongering, corruption )

Barbara
- 4 days ago - democracynow.org
50 veterans discarded their war medals by hurling them down the street in the direction of the NATO summit. Thousands march! NATO HIDES! CRIMINALS serve NATO! Scott Olsen tosses his medals.
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Extremists React to Neo-Nazi's Apparent Mass Murder, Suicide
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, corruption, crime, dishonesty, freedoms, Govtfearmongering, government, lies, media, politics, propaganda )

Kit
- 22 days ago - splcenter.org
"Until the bullets are extracted and analyzed, the authorities will not know if one person or multiple persons shot the victims! But I know you La Raza Commie Weenies will spin it just as JT did it.
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Latest Batch of DHS Occupy Documents Contains New Details About Surveillance
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, constitution, corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, ethics, freedoms, Govtfearmongering, lies, media, politics, propaganda )

Kit
- 22 days ago - truth-out.org
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) turned over another batch of documents Thursday morning in response to our wide-ranging Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request pertaining to the agency's role in monitoring the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protest
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Corruption Case Shines Light on NYPD | U.S. Drug War Gang Is Just Another Criminal Gang
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: police, law, abuse, americans, crime, dishonesty, corruption, cover-up, ethics, government, Govtfearmongering, constitution, u.s. )

John
- 33 days ago - windstream.net
In the past two years, prosecutors have accused officers of planting evidence in drug investigations, of running illegal guns, of robbing drug dealers, of routinely fixing traffic tickets as favors.
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Aides Play Down Romney's Talk on Taxes for Wealthy
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, candidates, constitution, corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, elections, Govtfearmongering, lies, media, military, politics, propaganda, republicans, socialsecurity, SupremeCourt )

Kit
- 39 days ago - nytimes.com
Senior advisers to Mitt Romney said Monday that Mr. Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, was merely tossing around ideas, not making policy announcements, when his chat with donors about some significant changes to the tax code-->
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Meet ALEC's Equally Despicable Anti-Choice Cousin -- AUL
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abortions, abuse, americans, candidates, congress, constitution, corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, elections, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, lies, news, politics, propaganda, republicans, SupremeCourt )

Kit
- 39 days ago - alternet.org
When statehouses across the country started passing abortion bans at the seemingly arbitrary threshold of 20 weeks, was it a mere coincidence? When the "right to know" bills that required mandatory ultrasounds -- sometimes transvaginal ones -->
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Governor Jan Brewer Signs Arizona's Extreme New Abortion Law
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, anti-woman legislation, constitution, corruption, crime, dishonesty, elections, ethics, freedoms, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, medi, politics, propaganda, republicans, violence, women )

Kit
- 40 days ago - thedailybeast.com
Life starts earliest in Arizona, which now defines gestational age as beginning on the first day of a woman's last period, rather than at fertilization. In practice, that means the state has banned abortions after about 18 weeks ->
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Building a Progressive Counterforce to ALEC
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, bushadministration, cheney, congress, constitution, corruption, dishonesty, economy, elections, ethics, freedoms, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, housing, iraq, lies, media, military, obama, politics, propaganda, republicans, socialsecuri )

Kit
- 41 days ago - thenation.com
In recent months, the need to build progressive strength in cities, towns, counties and states across the country has become crystal clear. Conservative coordination across state lines has led to assaults on workers rights, voting rights and women's -->
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The Rich Are Different From You and Me - They Pay Fewer Taxes
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, bushadministration, congress, constitution, corruption, democrats, dishonesty, economy, elections, ethics, freedoms, Govtfearmongering, healthcare, housing, lies, media, military, obama, politics, propaganda, republicans, socialsecurity )

Kit
- 42 days ago - truth-out.org
Benjamin Franklin, who used his many talents to become a wealthy man, famously said that the only things certain in life are death and taxes.
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