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Heavily Armed Army Veteran Shot Dead in Utah - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/30/2010 - 06:06
Heavily Armed Army Veteran Shot Dead in Utah
Democracy Now
An Army veteran who recently returned from Afghanistan was shot dead in Salt Lake City on Friday after he opened fire on a police officer at one of the ...
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Youth Unemployment Reaches Record Level - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/30/2010 - 06:06
Youth Unemployment Reaches Record Level
Democracy Now
In economic news, the unemployment rate for youths reached a record 19.1 percent last month. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, ...
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Glenn Beck Hosts Rally on Anniversary of MLK's March on Washington - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/30/2010 - 06:06
Glenn Beck Hosts Rally on Anniversary of MLK's March on Washington
Democracy Now
In Washington, competing rallies were held Saturday on the forty-seventh anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, ...
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Influential Israel Rabbi: Palestinians Should Perish With A Plague - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/30/2010 - 06:05
Influential Israel Rabbi: Palestinians Should Perish With A Plague
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An influential Israeli rabbi is coming under criticism after he gave a sermon Saturday in which he prayed for all Palestinians to perish in plague. ...
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UN Report Accuses Rwandan Troops Of Committing Genocide in the Congo - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/30/2010 - 06:05
UN Report Accuses Rwandan Troops Of Committing Genocide in the Congo
Democracy Now
In news from Africa, a forthcoming UN report on the Democratic Republic of Congo says crimes committed by Rwanda's army and Congolese rebels during the ...
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Flooding Continue in Pakistan, A Month After Disaster Began - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/30/2010 - 06:05
Flooding Continue in Pakistan, A Month After Disaster Began
Democracy Now
In Pakistan, it has been a month since torrential monsoon rains triggered the country's worst natural disaster on record. As many as 20 million people have ...
FDA To Begin Inspections of Factory Egg Farms - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/30/2010 - 06:05
FDA To Begin Inspections of Factory Egg Farms
Democracy Now
The Food and Drug Administration is set to announce plans to start inspecting factory egg farms following the massive recall of eggs tied to an outbreak of ...
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Mexican Mayor Killed in Border State - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/30/2010 - 06:05
Mexican Mayor Killed in Border State
Democracy Now
In Mexico, suspected drug traffickers have assassinated the mayor of a city in the border state of Tamaulipas. Marco Antonio Leal was shot Sunday while ...
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Fire Set At Site of Future Mosque in Tennessee - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/30/2010 - 06:04
Fire Set At Site of Future Mosque in Tennessee
Democracy Now
Federal authorities have launched an investigation into a fire set at the site of a future Islamic center and mosque in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, thirty-five ...
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Remembering Hurricane Katrina: Voices From the Storm - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/30/2010 - 06:04
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Remembering Hurricane Katrina: Voices From the Storm
Democracy Now
This Sunday marked the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Early on the morning of August 29th, 2005, the storm slammed into the Gulf Coast, ...
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Gates Foundation Criticized for Increasing Monsanto Investment - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 05:41
Gates Foundation Criticized for Increasing Monsanto Investment
Democracy Now
And the charity of billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda is under criticism following the disclosure it's substantially increased ...
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Victim of Anti-Muslim Stabbing Speaks Out - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 05:41
The Guardian
Victim of Anti-Muslim Stabbing Speaks Out
Democracy Now
The New York City taxi driver stabbed by a drunken passenger in an anti-Muslim attack has spoken out for the first time since the attack earlier this week. ...
New York Taxi Driver Stabbed in Anti-Muslim AttackDemocracy Now
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Israeli Military Court Convicts Non-Violent Palestinian Activist - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 05:41
Israeli Military Court Convicts Non-Violent Palestinian Activist
Democracy Now
An Israeli military court has convicted a prominent Palestinian activist who heads a group opposing Israel's separation wall through the West Bank. ...
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South African Union Threatens to Wide Labor Strike - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 05:40
South African Union Threatens to Wide Labor Strike
Democracy Now
South Africa's main labor union is threatening to widen a nationwide state workers strike in a campaign for increased wages. Over a million state workers ...
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North Korea Frees U.S. Citizen After Carter Visit - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 05:40
Globe and Mail
North Korea Frees U.S. Citizen After Carter Visit
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A US citizen is on his way back to the United States after eight months in prison in North Korea. Aijalon Mahli Gomes was freed today after former President ...
Carter Lands in North Korea to Free US PrisonerDemocracy Now
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In Cuba, Richardson Claims Progress on Jailed U.S. Contractor - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 05:40
In Cuba, Richardson Claims Progress on Jailed U.S. Contractor
Democracy Now
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson says he's made progress in talks with Cuban officials on released a jailed US contractor. The contractor, Alan Gross, ...
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Security Council Voices Concern on Congo Rapes - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 05:40
Security Council Voices Concern on Congo Rapes
Democracy Now
The UN Security Council is calling for increased measures to prevent a repeat of the recent mass rapes of almost 200 women and five young boys in the ...
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Report: Many Afghan Officials on CIA Payroll - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 05:40
Reuters India
Report: Many Afghan Officials on CIA Payroll
Democracy Now
The Washington Post is reporting the CIA has made regular payments to a number of top officials in the Afghan government. Some have been used as informants, ...
Report: Corruption-Linked Afghan Official on CIA PayrollDemocracy Now
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UN: Over 1 Million Pakistanis Displaced in 2 Days - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 05:40
UN: Over 1 Million Pakistanis Displaced in 2 Days
Democracy Now
The United Nations says the flooding in Pakistan has displaced an additional one million people in the last two days. The warning comes as hundreds of ...
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Deficit Commission Co-Chair Urged to Resign over Social Security Comments - Democracy Now
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 06:00
Deficit Commission Co-Chair Urged to Resign over Social Security Comments
Democracy Now
And the Republican co-chair of the Obama administration's bipartisan panel on cutting the deficit is under criticism for again disparaging recipients of ...
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