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Reporter Who Brought Down the 'Runaway General' Dead at 33

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Greenland’s Great Melt Is Pinned On Climate Change
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The U.S. Military and the Unraveling of Africa
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Bank of America Lied to Homeowners and Rewarded Foreclosures, Ex-Employees Say
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The Making of a Global Security State
By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch

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Google Fights For Transparency in FISA Court

U.S. and Taliban Announce Direct Negotiations

Reporter Who Brought Down the ‘Runaway General’ Dead at 33

Nate Silver vs. Politico: It’s on Again

IRS Conspiracy Theory Debunked, Rand Paul Answers Cheney Criticism, and More

Bill Ayers: Try Obama, Bush for War Crimes

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GOP Congressman: Abortions Should Be Banned Because Male Fetuses Masturbate

The Campaign to Ignore Sarah Palin

Did Progress Leave Christians Behind?

Watch: Rick Perry Blunders Jab at Obama’s Benghazi Reaction

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The Joy of Singing Out of the Spotlight
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Conversations with Terrorists: Middle East Leaders on Politics, Violence, and Empire

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Connecticut Abolishes Capital Punishment

Connecticut this week became the 17th state to abolish the death penalty, replacing it with an ultimate punishment of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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Top Court Revamps Life Sentence Rules for Underage Criminals

The U.S. Supreme Court changed the future fortunes of minors accused of less severe crimes than murder on Monday, ruling in a 6-3 decision that doling out life sentences with no chance of parole in those cases would amount to cruel and unusual punishment.