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Israeli Mossad linked to Iran military blast
Israeli media report claims the Mossad was behind ‘huge blast’ at Bid Ganeh base that killed leading Iranian missile researcher A series of news reports
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Côte d’Ivoire: Two Oligarchic Factions Tear the Country Apart
Jean Nanga Two “presidents of the Republic”, the outgoing Laurent Koudou Gbagbo and his rival Alassane Dramane Ouattara, are tearing Ivory Coast apart. Each of
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Occupy Oakland to march in support of UC Berkeley’s general strike
Looking to support Occupy Cal and its “fight against police brutality,” Occupy Oakland is planning to march to UC Berkeley to join the campus general
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The 147 Companies That Control Everything
Three systems theorists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich have taken a database listing 37 million companies and investors worldwide and analyzed
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Police Move to Evict Occupy Oakland Protesters
Oakland police handed out eviction notices at an anti-Wall Street encampment and officials elsewhere urged an end to similar gatherings as pressures against Occupy protest
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Soldier found guilty of murdering Afghan Civilians
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington (CNN) — A military court-martial Thursday found Army Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs guilty of murdering three Afghan civilians, illegally cutting off
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Council of Europe Condemns Deportation of French Roma
France violated the human rights of Roma who were forcibly expelled from the country last year, the Council of Europe said Thursday, asking Paris what
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US-Trained Mexican Marines Routinely Rape, Torture, Harass and Murder Civilians
In its report, New York-based Human Rights Watch documents 234 cases which the group says represent serious abuse by U.S.-trained marines and other security forces
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Ohio Votes Against Union-Busting Bill
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state’s new collective bargaining law was defeated Tuesday after an expensive union-backed campaign that pitted firefighters, police officers and teachers
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Poorest poor in US hits new record: 1 in 15 people
The ranks of America’s poorest poor have climbed to a record high — 1 in 15 people — spread widely across metropolitan areas as the
