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Disillusioned Palestinians: US-Guided 'Peace Process' is 'Ridiculous' (Agence France-Presse)
Dec. 20, 2010 -- JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Disillusioned by the collapse of talks and disappointed by the US administration, the Palestinians are turning away from negotiations and seeking international ...
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Terrorist by Association The Justice Department targets nonviolent solidarity activists. (Jeremy Glatnz)
Dec. 20, 2010 (In These Times) -- September 24 began like any other Friday for Joe Iosbaker and Stephanie Weiner. Then, at 7 a.m., FBI agents knocked on the door of the Chicago couple's house in the ...
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Officials: CIA gave waterboarders $5M legal shield (AP)
Dec. 17, 2010 -- WASHINGTON (AP) — When the CIA decided to waterboard suspected terror detainees in overseas prisons, the agency turned to a pair of contractors. The men designed the CIA's ...
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Nigeria drops charges against Halliburton, Cheney (Joe Brock)
Dec. 17, 2010 -- ABUJA (Reuters) -- Nigeria's anti-corruption agency said on Friday it had dropped bribery charges against former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and oil services company Halliburton ...
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Corporate America's Plan to Loot Our Pensions (Arun Gupta)
Latest Battle in Decades-Long Assault on the Middle Class Dec. 18, 2010 (AlterNet) -- The severe economic crisis, now in its fourth year, is being used to batter the remnants of the social welfare ...
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Cover-ups, Coups, and Drones – A Holiday Sampler of What Wikileaks Reveals about the US (Bill Quigley)
Dec. 19, 2010 (Information Clearing House) -- Human rights advocates have significant new sources of information to hold the United States accountable. The transparency, which Wikileaks has brought ...
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Food prices rise sharply -- and there's more to come (Stacy Finz)
Shoppers to pay even more next year as commodity prices soar Dec. 16, 2010 (SFGate) -- For the first time since 2008, inflation is hitting consumers in the stomach. Grocery prices grew by more than ...
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Washington subway police to begin random bag checks (Reuters)
Dec. 16, 2010 -- WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Officers will start random bag inspections on the sprawling Washington subway system, the Washington Metro Transit Police said on Thursday, a week after a ...
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Federal court blocks Obama Administration attempt to spy on cell phones without a warrant (John Byrne)
Dec. 16, 2010 (Raw Story) -- The Obama Administration's effort to obtain your location from cell phone towers without a warrant was rebuffed Wednesday by a federal court. The 3rd Circuit Court of ...
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Home Prices in U.S. Decrease More Than Forecast (Bob Willis)
Dec. 28, 2010 (Bloomberg) -- Home prices dropped more than forecast in October, a sign housing will remain a weak link as the U.S. recovery accelerates into the new year. The S&P/Case-Shiller index ...
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How Arab governments tried to silence WikiLeaks (Ian Black)
An appetite for state secrets led to bans on western newspapers and hacked news websites across the Middle East Dec. 17, 2010 (The Guardian) -- WikiLeaks may be breaking new ground to promote ...
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