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[Texan] Surgeon Christopher Duntsch Facing Criminal Charges
A Dallas grand jury indicted Plano neurosurgeon Christopher Duntsch on six counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The victims: his patients.
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Ted Cruz Accuses Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Lying
WASHINGTON - Senator Ted Cruz, the sometimes-incendiary Texan running for the Republican presidential nomination, took to the Senate floor on Friday to call his party's majority leader a liar in an extraordinary public airing of grievance.
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What Do We Want From the Next Librarian of Congress?
There’s a reason ‘librarians everywhere’ were singled out for an EFF Pioneer award in 2000. Time and again, in fights against censorship and intrusive surveillance laws, librarians have been allies of the public, serving as the institutional representation of the ideals of intellectual freedom, unfettered speech, and reader privacy. By Parker Higgins.
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Bernie Sanders: Time For A Federal Living Wage
Democratic presidential hopeful and self-described socialist Bernie Sanders introduced a bill Wednesday to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour -- the so-called living wage.
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Hillary Clinton calls black men in hoodies 'scary'
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made a classic white person mistake during a campaign speech on July 24.
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There's No Stopping the Donald Trump Show
The Republican establishment would love to make their bombastic frontrunner disappear—but can’t quite figure out how to do that.
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Ted Cruz Makes a Plea for Attention
Trumped in the polls, the Republican hopeful tries to force his way back into the race by calling his own party leader a liar on the Senate floor.
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National Archives releases new photos of 9/11 - CNNPolitics.com
The National Archives on Friday released more than 350 never-before-seen photos of the Bush administration during the 9/11 attacks.
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Michigan Citizens Strike Back At Rick Snyder’s Corporate Wealth Transfer
Of course the mainstream media has not reported on events in Michigan, because the last thing corporate media wants is to give Americans across the country the idea that they have power to put a stop to Republicans transferring wealth to corporations and the rich at the expense of the poor, elderly, students, middle class, and infrastructure.
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GOP’s Favorability Rating Takes a Negative Turn
Survey Report The Republican Party’s image has grown more negative over the first half of this year. Currently, 32% have a favorable impression of the Republican Party, while 60% have an unfavorable view.
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27th July 1974 - House begins impeachment of Nixon
The House Judiciary Committee recommends that America’s 37th president, Richard M. Nixon, be impeached and removed from office. The impeachment proceedings resulted from a series of political scandals involving the Nixon administration that came to be collectively known as Watergate.
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Government Spends More on Corporate Welfare Subsidies than Social Welfare Programs
About $59 billion is spent on traditional social welfare programs. $92 billion is spent on corporate subsidies. So, the government spent 50% more on corporate welfare than it did on food stamps and housing assistance in 2006.
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Texas Nationalist Movement Wants Issue On TX-GOP Ballot
Texas has seceded twice in its history. The attempt during the Civil War didn’t go well but one could say breaking away from Mexico did. And there are those who would like to try secession again from the United States. The Texas Nationalist Movement says they are building momentum and voters could soon have their say about Texas independence... By David Martin Davies.
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Will It Be Trump’s Debate?
If things keep going as they are, the real-estate mogul will be front-and-center. By Amy Davidson.
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Judge Orders US Marshals To Seize Maricopa County [Arizona] Sheriff’s Office Records
The federal judge overseeing the racial profiling case against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio ordered U.S. Marshals to seize records the sheriff’s office failed to turn over to the court...
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The Conundrum of Corporation and Nation
The U.S. economy is picking up steam but most Americans aren’t feeling it. By contrast, most European economies are still in bad shape, but most Europeans are doing relatively well. What’s behind this? Two big facts.
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Hillary Clinton, the Democrats’ wounded queen?
Arguments that she is a weak candidate are getting stronger.
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There's Something About Bernie
The revolutionary zeal of the senator from Vermont is powering his improbable candidacy forward. There’s no way this man could be president, right? Just look at him: rumpled and scowling, bald pate topped by an entropic nimbus of white hair. Just listen to him: ranting, in his gravelly Brooklyn accent, about socialism. Socialism! And yet here we are: In the biggest surprise of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, this thoroughly implausible man, Bernie Sanders, is a sensation.
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Texas Governor Vetoes Mental Health Bill Because He Doesn’t Believe Mental Illness Is Real
Even though Rick Perry has received his fair share of criticism for his actions as Governor of Texas, there are some believe that his successor, Greg Abbott, has revealed himself to have even “crazier” ideas...
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Groups That Back Bloomberg’s Education Agenda Enjoy Success in Albany
A group that is devoted to continuing the education agenda of former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has become one of the most powerful forces in Albany by pouring millions into lobbying and adroitly exploiting rivalries in state politics. By Kate Taylor.
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