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Privatization of War - YouTube   video
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: privatization, war, Iraq, WW2, bushadministration, americans, propaganda, obama, government, corruption, cover-up, constitution, military, war, usa, news, iraq )

Bernard
- 5 days ago - youtube.com
Every Citizen of the World should educate themselves and realize that we have a responsibility to find solutions so that this repeating abuse that end in many deaths for profit can be stopped. The role of the USA in this abuse should be noted
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Urge President Obama to Work With Congress to Declassify the Senate Torture Report. ACTION
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: usa, torture, post 9/11, CIA, government, cover-up )

Nancy
- 6 days ago - actions.humanrightsfirst.org
Remember the Academy Award-winning film Zero Dark Thirty? Well, last week news broke that the CIA edited the film's script to make sure that it didn't portray the "enhanced interrogation" program in a way that would make the agency look bad.
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New Report Exposes ALEC's Influence In Nevada
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, elections, ethics, government, republicans, lies, media, usa )

JL
- 1 day ago - prwatch.org
Bills introduced in Nevada to allow machine guns on the Vegas strip, privatize public education, and thwart federal healthcare reform can be tied back to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), according to a new report from ProgressNow Nevada
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OP-ED: Should President Obama Fire Eric Holder?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: news, obama, government, politics, ethics, usa )

Cal
- 4 days ago - motherjones.com
I suspect that Obama heartily approves of what the Justice Department did in the AP leak investigation. It's probably a fantasy to believe that either Holder or DOJ were off the reservation here.
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Video:Karl Rove's Decade of Deception
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, bush, bushadministration, corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, ethics, lies, media, republicans, propaganda, u.s., politics, usa, money, marketing )

JL
- 5 days ago - act.americanbridgepac.org
On Friday, Rove's group American Crossroads released an ad attacking Clinton and accusing her of a national security "cover-up."Hillary Clinton falsely accused of a cover-up -- by Karl Rove? The Bush Administration's political fixer? American Bridge put
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Obamacare Doesn't Make Employers Cover Spouses. Does That Matter?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obamacare, healthcare, usa, politics, americans, obama, news )

Cal
- 20 hours ago - motherjones.com
One corner of Obamacare that hasn't gotten much attention is the fact that it will not require employers to cover spouses, which experts say could lead some employers to drop coverage for Americans' significant others.
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Cautious Optimism as US Privacy Oversight Board Finally Confirms Chair
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', usa, politics, media, humans, ethics, HumanRights, freedoms, americans, abuse, congress, government, GoodNews )

JL
- 1 day ago - accessnow.org
the US Senate finally voted to confirm David Medine as the first Chair of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), the government oversight body principally charged with protecting privacy and civil liberties in the United States.
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Ambiguity in Tax Rules and Disintegration of Election Law May Have Led to IRS Tea Party Mess
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, congress, corruption, dishonesty, elections, ethics, cover-up, crime, lies, media, propaganda, republicans, u.s., politics, usa )

JL
- 1 day ago - prwatch.org
might be attributable, in part, to the agency's failure to create clearer rules for political activity in the post-Citizens United electoral landscape, and it being inappropriately tasked with enforcing campaign finance law, tax law experts say.
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Use the Form Below to Share Your Story and Ideas Regarding Tax Reform.
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, americans, congress, ethics, government, GoodNews, usa )

JL
- 1 day ago - taxreform.gov
Senator Max Baucus and Republican Representative Dave Camp, both chairmen of the powerful tax writing committees in the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, launched a new website - its aim: to have YOU tell them what to do about tax reform
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Military Quietly Grants Itself the Power to Police the Streets Without Local or State Consent
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: usa, military, law enforcement, ACLU, government, politics )

Lynn
- 23 hours ago - alternet.org
By making a few subtle changes to a regulation in the U.S. Code titled "Defense Support of Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies" the military has quietly granted itself the ability to police the streets without obtaining prior local or state consent, ...
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New Report Exposes ALEC's Influence In Nevada
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Video:Karl Rove's Decade of Deception
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Obamacare Doesn't Make Employers Cover Spouses. Does That Matter?
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Cautious Optimism as US Privacy Oversight Board Finally Confirms Chair
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Ambiguity in Tax Rules and Disintegration of Election Law May Have Led to IRS Tea Party Mess
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