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by Juan Cole
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By Ben Bagdikian
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A sexist article in The New York Times tries to make it sound like male aides carrying female politicians’ handbags is wrong and, perhaps worse, newsworthy; members of the LGBT community are being treated like second-class citizens in America; meanwhile, a company relied on the First Amendment to justify its immoral use of private information found on pharmaceutical prescriptions. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Posted on Jun 5, 2013
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Rescuers are scrambling to pry people from the rubble of a multistory building that collapsed in downtown Philadelphia on Wednesday. As of 1 p.m. EST, 12 people had been transferred to hospitals.
Posted on Jun 5, 2013
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“The best hope for an end to the killing in Syria is for the United States and Russia to push both sides in the conflict to agree to a ceasefire in which each holds the territory it currently controls,” Patrick Cockburn writes in The Independent.
Posted on Jun 5, 2013
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Agricultural Goliath Monsanto says it doesn’t know how an herbicide-resistant strain of wheat it supposedly stopped researching in 2004 made its way onto an Oregon field.
Posted on Jun 5, 2013
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including more Republican insults against women and why the GOP is upset (again) with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
Posted on Jun 4, 2013
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One of the most trusted names in polling has conducted a thorough examination of its formula and methodology to try to figure out why it was so sure Mitt Romney would win the 2012 presidential election.
Posted on Jun 4, 2013
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Given his personal familiarity with investigations—hey, he’s been on the receiving end of them a number of times!—Congressman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., is uniquely qualified to chair the House Oversight Committee, according to Salon editor-at-large Joan Walsh.
Posted on Jun 4, 2013
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Divine intervention saved John Boehner’s speakership, according to a new Washington Post story detailing GOP infighting.
Posted on Jun 4, 2013
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Vegetarians were found to have a lower risk of death from any cause and males saw benefits for cardiovascular health.
Posted on Jun 4, 2013
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including former RNC Chairman Michael Steele weighs a political comeback and Rep. Darrell Issa gets some pushback from his own party after calling the White House’s spokesman a “paid liar.”
Posted on Jun 3, 2013
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In what’s been hailed as a “resounding victory for law enforcement,” a sharply divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that police can collect DNA samples from people arrested in connection with serious crimes.
Posted on Jun 3, 2013
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According to newly released documents, Exxon Mobil—the world’s most profitable corporation—knew that contamination from a tar sands crude oil spill in Arkansas this year was dangerous and yet, the company downplayed it anyway.
Posted on Jun 3, 2013
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The New Jersey Democrat, who was the last World War II veteran to serve in the Senate, died early Monday morning after complications stemming from a bout with viral pneumonia. He was 89.
Posted on Jun 3, 2013
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The military trial of Pfc. Bradley Manning, who passed thousands of classified documents to transparency organization WikiLeaks, began Monday at Fort Meade, Md. The charges he faces include mishandling of classified documents and aiding the enemy.
Posted on Jun 3, 2013
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Two days of violent encounters between Turkish police and demonstrators turned to three Sunday. Thousands of protesters kept control of Istanbul’s main square as the country’s prime minister vowed to move forward with the controversial development plan that provoked the clashes.
Posted on Jun 2, 2013
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Greenland’s Great Melt Is Pinned On Climate Change
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