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Midwestern Towns Sue Manufacturer of Atrazine Weedkiller - Democracy Now (blog)
14 hours 29 min ago
Midwestern Towns Sue Manufacturer of Atrazine Weedkiller
Democracy Now (blog)
Sixteen Midwestern towns and cities have sued the manufacturer of a popular weedkiller over drinking water contamination. ...
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Conservationist Edgar Wayburn, 103, Dies - Democracy Now
16 hours 42 min ago
Conservationist Edgar Wayburn, 103, Dies
Democracy Now
And the longtime conservationist Edgar Wayburn has died at the age of 103. He was a former president of the Sierra Club and a recipient of the Presidential ...
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Interior Dept. Puts Off Listing Sage Grouse As Endangered Species - Democracy Now
16 hours 42 min ago
Interior Dept. Puts Off Listing Sage Grouse As Endangered Species
Democracy Now
An environmental group is challenging plans by the Interior Department to classify sage grouse as merely a candidate for protection under the Endangered ...
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Fifteen Midwestern Towns Sue Manufacturer of the Weedkiller Atrazine - Democracy Now
16 hours 42 min ago
Fifteen Midwestern Towns Sue Manufacturer of the Weedkiller Atrazine
Democracy Now
Fifteen Midwestern towns and cities have sued the manufacturer of a popular weedkiller over drinking water contamination. ...
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UN Official Warns Against Full Body Airport Scanners - Democracy Now
16 hours 42 min ago
UN Official Warns Against Full Body Airport Scanners
Democracy Now
A high-ranking United Nations official advised Monday against the deployment of full-body scanners at airports. Martin Scheinin, the UN Human Rights ...
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Biden: U.S. Ties to Israel Are “Unshakable” - Democracy Now
16 hours 43 min ago
CBC.ca
Biden: U.S. Ties to Israel Are “Unshakable”
Democracy Now
Vice President Joseph Biden has opened talks with Israeli leaders ahead of the restart of indirect Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. ...
Biden Heads to Israel As Palestinians Agree to Indirect TalksDemocracy Now
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Greek PM Calls for Crack Down on Financial Speculators - Democracy Now
16 hours 43 min ago
Greek PM Calls for Crack Down on Financial Speculators
Democracy Now
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is in Washington for a four-day visit to discuss Greece's economic problems. On Monday, Papandreou called on the ...
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Burmese Refugees in Bangladesh Face Starvation - Democracy Now
16 hours 43 min ago
Burmese Refugees in Bangladesh Face Starvation
Democracy Now
Tens of thousands of Burmese refugees are facing starvation in neighboring Bangladesh while living in refugee camps that have been described as open-air ...
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Nigerians Bury Dead After Massacre - Democracy Now
16 hours 43 min ago
Sydney Morning Herald
Nigerians Bury Dead After Massacre
Democracy Now
Nigerians have begun burying victims from Sunday's attack near the city of Jos that left more than 500 people dead in the latest incident of religious ...
Hundreds Killed in Nigerian City of JosDemocracy Now
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Protests Planned Outside Health Insurance Company Meeting - Democracy Now
16 hours 43 min ago
Protests Planned Outside Health Insurance Company Meeting
Democracy Now
In other healthcare news, thousands of protesters are expected to rally today outside the Ritz Carlton in Washington for a meeting of the insurance ...
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Former Rep. Massa Claims He Was Forced Out Over Healthcare Bill - Democracy Now
16 hours 44 min ago
Former Rep. Massa Claims He Was Forced Out Over Healthcare Bill
Democracy Now
Meanwhile, Democratic leaders in the House are scrambling to secure enough votes to pass the Senate's version of the healthcare reform package. ...
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Part II: Leading Education Scholar Diane Ravitch on “The Death and Life of the ... - Democracy Now (blog)
Mon, 03/08/2010 - 09:45
Part II: Leading Education Scholar Diane Ravitch on “The Death and Life of the ...
Democracy Now (blog)
Diane Ravitch is a former Assistant Secretary of Education and counselor to Education Secretary Lamar Alexander under President George HW Bush and was ...
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Bloody Sunday: Thousands Mark Anniversary of 1965 Selma-Montgomery March - Democracy Now
Mon, 03/08/2010 - 07:31
Bloody Sunday: Thousands Mark Anniversary of 1965 Selma-Montgomery March
Democracy Now
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez interviewed Diane Ravitch in the Democracy Now! studios last week. You can see Part One of their conversation here. ...
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International Women's Day Marked Around The World - Democracy Now
Mon, 03/08/2010 - 07:31
International Women's Day Marked Around The World
Democracy Now
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez interviewed Diane Ravitch in the Democracy Now! studios last week. You can see Part One of their conversation here. ...
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During Oscar Acceptance Speech, Mo'Nique Cites Hattie McDaniel, First African ... - Democracy Now
Mon, 03/08/2010 - 07:31
During Oscar Acceptance Speech, Mo'Nique Cites Hattie McDaniel, First African ...
Democracy Now
Sunday was a historic day in Hollywood. Kathryn Bigelow become the first woman in history to win the best director award at the Oscars. ...
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Video Shows Police Beating Student Protesters in California - Democracy Now
Mon, 03/08/2010 - 07:06
Video Shows Police Beating Student Protesters in California
Democracy Now
The Daily Californian newspaper reports some student protesters remain in jail after being arrested on Thursday during the National Day of Action to Defend ...
Seven Muslims Detained in Nevada For Praying Outside - Democracy Now
Mon, 03/08/2010 - 07:06
Seven Muslims Detained in Nevada For Praying Outside
Democracy Now
The Council on American-Islamic Relations has filed a misconduct complaint against police officers in the Nevada city of Henderson after seven Muslim men ...
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Rep. Massa To Resign; Rep. Delahunt Not to Seek Re-election - Democracy Now
Mon, 03/08/2010 - 07:06
Rep. Massa To Resign; Rep. Delahunt Not to Seek Re-election
Democracy Now
In news from Capitol Hill, Democratic Congressman Eric Massa of New York has announced he will resign today amid allegations that he sexually harassed a ...
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Texas Judge: Death Penalty Unconstitutional - Democracy Now
Mon, 03/08/2010 - 07:06
Texas Judge: Death Penalty Unconstitutional
Democracy Now
A judge in Texas has ruled the death penalty to be unconstitutional because it can be assumed that innocent people have been executed. ...
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Pentagon Shooter Railed About Property Rights and the Monetary System - Democracy Now
Mon, 03/08/2010 - 07:06
Pentagon Shooter Railed About Property Rights and the Monetary System
Democracy Now
More details have emerged about John Patrick Bedell, the thirty-six-year-old California man who opened fire last week outside the Pentagon. ...
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