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Remembering Hurricane Katrina: Voices From the Storm - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/30/2010 - 06:04
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Remembering Hurricane Katrina: Voices From the Storm
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This Sunday marked the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Early on the morning of August 29th, 2005, the storm slammed into the Gulf Coast, ...
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Gates Foundation Criticized for Increasing Monsanto Investment - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 05:41
Gates Foundation Criticized for Increasing Monsanto Investment
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And the charity of billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda is under criticism following the disclosure it's substantially increased ...
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Victim of Anti-Muslim Stabbing Speaks Out - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 05:41
The Guardian
Victim of Anti-Muslim Stabbing Speaks Out
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The New York City taxi driver stabbed by a drunken passenger in an anti-Muslim attack has spoken out for the first time since the attack earlier this week. ...
New York Taxi Driver Stabbed in Anti-Muslim AttackDemocracy Now
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Israeli Military Court Convicts Non-Violent Palestinian Activist - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 05:41
Israeli Military Court Convicts Non-Violent Palestinian Activist
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An Israeli military court has convicted a prominent Palestinian activist who heads a group opposing Israel's separation wall through the West Bank. ...
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South African Union Threatens to Wide Labor Strike - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 05:40
South African Union Threatens to Wide Labor Strike
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South Africa's main labor union is threatening to widen a nationwide state workers strike in a campaign for increased wages. Over a million state workers ...
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North Korea Frees U.S. Citizen After Carter Visit - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 05:40
Globe and Mail
North Korea Frees U.S. Citizen After Carter Visit
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A US citizen is on his way back to the United States after eight months in prison in North Korea. Aijalon Mahli Gomes was freed today after former President ...
Carter Lands in North Korea to Free US PrisonerDemocracy Now
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In Cuba, Richardson Claims Progress on Jailed U.S. Contractor - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 05:40
In Cuba, Richardson Claims Progress on Jailed U.S. Contractor
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New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson says he's made progress in talks with Cuban officials on released a jailed US contractor. The contractor, Alan Gross, ...
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Security Council Voices Concern on Congo Rapes - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 05:40
Security Council Voices Concern on Congo Rapes
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The UN Security Council is calling for increased measures to prevent a repeat of the recent mass rapes of almost 200 women and five young boys in the ...
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Report: Many Afghan Officials on CIA Payroll - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 05:40
Reuters India
Report: Many Afghan Officials on CIA Payroll
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The Washington Post is reporting the CIA has made regular payments to a number of top officials in the Afghan government. Some have been used as informants, ...
Report: Corruption-Linked Afghan Official on CIA PayrollDemocracy Now
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UN: Over 1 Million Pakistanis Displaced in 2 Days - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 05:40
UN: Over 1 Million Pakistanis Displaced in 2 Days
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The United Nations says the flooding in Pakistan has displaced an additional one million people in the last two days. The warning comes as hundreds of ...
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Deficit Commission Co-Chair Urged to Resign over Social Security Comments - Democracy Now
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 06:00
Deficit Commission Co-Chair Urged to Resign over Social Security Comments
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And the Republican co-chair of the Obama administration's bipartisan panel on cutting the deficit is under criticism for again disparaging recipients of ...
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Study: More Than Half of Poor Infants Raised by Mothers Suffering From Depression - Democracy Now
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 06:00
Study: More Than Half of Poor Infants Raised by Mothers Suffering From Depression
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A new study says over half of babies living in poverty are being raised by mothers who suffer bouts of mild to severe depression. The Washington, DC-based ...
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Ex-RNC Chair Reveals He's Gay - Democracy Now
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 06:00
Ex-RNC Chair Reveals He's Gay
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Former Republican National Committee chair and George W. Bush campaign manager Ken Mehlman has publicly revealed that he's gay. ...
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Zelaya: U.S. Subverting Honduran Democracy - Democracy Now
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 05:59
Zelaya: U.S. Subverting Honduran Democracy
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The ousted former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya is renewing criticism of the Obama administration's support for his successor, Honduran President ...
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Top Obama Environmental Advisers Sidelined During Drilling Talks - Democracy Now
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 05:58
Top Obama Environmental Advisers Sidelined During Drilling Talks
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Two of President Obama's top environmental advisers have admitted they were excluded from the decision-making process behind the expansion of offshore ...
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72 Killed in Mexico Drug Killings - Democracy Now
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 05:58
72 Killed in Mexico Drug Killings
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Seventy-two dead bodies have been found on a Mexican ranch near the US border in what's being described as the single deadliest attack of Mexico's drug war. ...
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Islamic Center Vandalized in California; Kentucky Board Rejects Mosque - Democracy Now
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 05:58
Islamic Center Vandalized in California; Kentucky Board Rejects Mosque
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More anti-Muslim incidents are being reported around the country as the mosque controversy grows. On Wednesday, police in Madera, California, said they're ...
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New York Taxi Driver Stabbed in Anti-Muslim Attack - Democracy Now
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 05:58
New York Taxi Driver Stabbed in Anti-Muslim Attack
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The ongoing hysteria over a proposed Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero appears to be fueling anti-Muslim attacks both here in New York and nationwide ...
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Report: Corruption-Linked Afghan Official on CIA Payroll - Democracy Now
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 05:58
Report: Corruption-Linked Afghan Official on CIA Payroll
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A top Afghan official at the center of a corruption scandal in Afghanistan is reportedly on the payroll of the CIA. The official, Mohammed Zia Salehi, ...
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Over 50 Killed in Iraq Violence - Democracy Now
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 05:57
Over 50 Killed in Iraq Violence
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The death toll from a string of attacks across Iraq Wednesday has surpassed fifty, with nearly 200 people wounded. Earlier today eight members of a ...
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