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Is Fukushima Now 10 Chernobyls into the Sea? (Harvey Wasserman)
May 26, 2011 (CommonDreams.org) -- New readings show levels of radioisotopes found up to 30 kilometers offshore from the on-going crisis at Fukushima are 10 times higher than those measured in the ...
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Fears of a corporate police state (David Sirota)
From private prisons to warrantless searches, the government is working with corporations to trample your rights June 2, 2011 (Salon) -- "Corporate Police State," it's a fraught -- some might even ...
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VIDEO: From Storms to Droughts, Devastating Extreme Weather Linked to Human-Caused Climate Change (Bill McKibben)
May 26, 2011 (Democracy Now!) -- 2011 has already become the deadliest year for tornado outbreaks in the United States since 1953 with more than 500 people killed. Extreme weather has made headlines ...
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Vermont Gov. Shumlin Signs Health Care Reform Bill (Nancy Remsen)
May 26, 2011 (Burlington Free Press) -- Optimistic that the rain would hold off and Vermont’s health reform bill would make history, Gov. Peter Shumlin stood on the steps outside the Statehouse ...
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New Leak Feared at Stricken Japan Nuclear Plant (Kiyoshi Takenaka and Yoko Nishikawa)
May 26, 2011 -- TOKYO (Reuters) -- Radioactive water appears to be leaking from a waste disposal building at Japan's Fukushima nuclear complex, operator Tokyo Electric Power said Thursday, in a new ...
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House Passes Bill Authorizing Worldwide War As Momentum Builds Against It (ACLU)
Defense Bill Also Contains Several Other Troubling Provisions May 26, 2011 -- WASHINGTON (ACLU) -- The House today passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which contains a dangerous ...
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Single-Payer in Vermont, A State of Healthy Firsts (Amy Goodman)
May 26, 2011 (TruthDig.com) -- Vermont is a land of proud firsts. This small, New England state was the first to join the 13 Colonies. Its constitution was the first to ban slavery. It was the first ...
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Japanese nuclear company confirms meltdowns in three reactors (Mike Head)
May 25, 2011 (World Socialist Web Site) -- The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) admitted yesterday that there had been meltdowns of fuel rods inside three reactors at its Fukushima Daiichi ...
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Osama raid was an act of war: Musharraf (Indo-Asian News Service)
May 25, 2011 -- WASHINGTON (Indo-Asian News Service) -- The US raid to take out Osama bin Laden was technically "an act of war", said former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf, who described as ...
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There’s a Secret Patriot Act, Senator Says (Spencer Ackerman)
May 25, 2011 (Wired) -- You may think you understand how the Patriot Act allows the government to spy on its citizens. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) says it’s worse than you’ve heard. Congress is set to ...
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VIDEO: Inside Job (2010) -- Full Movie (Charles Ferguson)
May 25, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- "Inside Job" provides a comprehensive analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, which at a cost over $20 trillion, caused millions of people to ...
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