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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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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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Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange, Investigate ALEC
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, abuse, corruption, cover-up, crime, republicans, dishonesty, elections, ethics, lies, politics, u.s. )

John
- 5 days ago - signon.org
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). ALEC is a corporate lobby masquerading as a charity. It devotes its $7 million annual budget to lobbying for laws that will boost the profits of its member corporations but it pays no taxes and solicits corpor
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Great and Timely Song By Woody Guthrie. Are the Police Becoming An Anti-Occupy Political Movement?   video
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, constitution, corruption, economy, freedoms )

Green
- 12 days ago - youtube.com
This video of police brutality to Occupy Wall Street protesters is really a link to several hundred equally brutal and violent videos of police actions against Occupy protesters and against the First Amendment. What are the police becoming?
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ACTION: Stop 4 AM Liquor Sales at Basketball Arena
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, corruption, ethics, government, politics, freedoms, alcohol sales )

Patrick
- 18 days ago - brooklynspeaks.net
Sign here to demand accountability for alcohol sales at Barclays Center! This arena has been the subject of political scandal for years in New York City and Brooklyn, NY. Please help our neighborhood.
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Don't Let Them Weaken VAWA Action
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: violence, women, VAWA, abuse, humanrights, politics )

Nancy
- 20 days ago - capwiz.com
Help the House make the decision that's right for women and girls. Tell your representative to cosponsor and support H.R. 4271, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, and to reject H.R. 4970, a version that would weaken the protections of the Vio
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Dictator Obama Issues New Threat to Supreme Court Over ObamaCare
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, congress, constitution, corruption, crime, democrats, dishonesty, ethics, government, healthcare, lies, news, obama, propaganda, usa, SupremeCourt )

Carol
- 21 days ago - canadafreepress.com
In his latest display of his full USA federal government dictatorship over both the American people and the former co-branches of government, Dictator Obama is warning the Supreme Court to either rule in his favor or face severe consequences.
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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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Student Left in Cell for 4 Days Files $20M Claim
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: DEA, abuse, americans, obama, constitution, crime, ethics, government, news, u.s. )

John
- 22 days ago - windstream.net
Attorneys for a San Diego college student forgotten in a federal holding cell without food, water or a toilet for four days has filed a $20 million claim against the Drug Enforcement Administration.
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Student Abandoned in DEA Jail Cell Drank Urine to Survive
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: DEA, abuse, americans, constitution, cover-up, crime, dishonesty, ethics, freedoms, government, news, obama, politics, terrorism, u.s. )

John
- 23 days ago - windstream.net
Chong, 23, was never arrested, was not going to be charged with a crime and should have been released, said a law enforcement official who was briefed on the DEA case and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
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Edwards' Fate Hinges on Ex-Right-Hand Man and Wife
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: John Edwards, trial, usa, abuse, politics, news, government, ethics )

Cal
- 26 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Edwards' attorneys have assailed Andrew Young's credibility, disputing claims he made in a tell-all book and painting him as a pathological liar.
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Obama Makes Free Speech a Felony   video
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, crime )

Phyllis
- 28 days ago - youtube.com
Watch the link.
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John Edwards' Trial Set to Begin on Campaign Finance Charges
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: John Edwards, trial, usa, abuse, politics, news, government, ethics )

Cal
- 33 days ago - chicagotribune.com
In a federal criminal case that has the markings of sex, money, betrayal and a handsome politician's fall from grace, former presidential candidate John Edwards' trial for alleged campaign finance violations opens Monday in Greensboro, N.C.
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