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Syria Threatens Retaliation For Israeli Airstrike

In this May 22, 2010 file photo, a Hezbollah fighter, stands behind an empty rocket launcher while explaining to the group various tactics and weapons used against Israeli soldiers on the battlefield, during a trip to Hezbollah strongholds, in Sojod village, southern Lebanon. U.S. officials said Israel launched a rare airstrike inside Syria on Wednesday. […]

Associated Press
بواسطة Associated Press

Syria threatened Thursday to retaliate for an Israeli airstrike and its ally Iran said there will be repercussions for the Jewish state over the attack. U.S. officials said Israel launched a rare airstrike inside Syria on Wednesday. The target was a convoy believed to be carrying anti-aircraft weapons bound for Hezbollah, the powerful Lebanese

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Obama’s Flip-Flops On Money in Politics: A Brief History

President Barack Obama speaks at Del Sol High School, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) When President Obama told supporters that he would morph his campaign into a new nonprofit that would accept unlimited corporate donations, the announcement set off a familiar round of griping from campaign finance reformers. The creation this […]

Justin Elliot
بواسطة Justin Elliot

When President Obama told supporters that he would morph his campaign into a new nonprofit that would accept unlimited corporate donations, the announcement set off a familiar round of griping from campaign finance reformers. The creation this month of Organizing for Action, which will promote the president's second-term agenda, appears to be

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Banks Profiting Off Unemployment Funds

A customer uses a U.S. Bank ATM in Minneapolis on July 18, 2006. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt) (MintPress) – Big banks are once again the target of accusations that their predatory practices are hurting the nation’s poor. The National Consumer Law Center issued a 2013 survey of unemployment compensation prepaid cards, discovering that the 42 states […]

Trisha Marczak
بواسطة Trisha Marczak

(MintPress) - Big banks are once again the target of accusations that their predatory practices are hurting the nation’s poor. The National Consumer Law Center issued a 2013 survey of unemployment compensation prepaid cards, discovering that the 42 states that have adopted the banking-sponsored practice are passing on fees to the recipients of

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California Can’t Afford To Enforce Its Own Gun Laws

In this photo taken Aug. 15, 2012, three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento, Calif. While the guns look similar, the bottom version is illegal in California because of it’s quick reload capabilities. State Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, is proposing to change California law […]

Martin Michaels
بواسطة Martin Michaels

(MintPress) - Nearly 20,000 citizens in California own guns, yet are legally ineligible under current laws. A recent report by state law enforcement shows that many citizens reportedly lost their legal rights to own firearms due to felony convictions, domestic violence, mental health conditions or drug addictions, among other reasons. The issue

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Republican Hagel Faces GOP Critics At Hearing

In this Jan. 7, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama shakes hands with Defense Secretary-nominee, former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Hagel says his months fighting in Vietnam alongside his brother Tom shaped his view of what it’s like to be a soldier in war, an […]

Associated Press
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Republican Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama's nominee for defense secretary, is facing GOP critics who have challenged his past comments on Israel, Iran and nuclear weapons. The former two-term senator from Nebraska is the lone witness at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday that could be crucial in determining whether he will

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Fracking Database Exposes Widespread Use of Toxins

Protesters rally against hydrofracking as the legislative session winds down at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. A coalition of 100 environmental, health and community groups called for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to reject any demonstration project for shale gas drilling using hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” (AP Photo/Tim Roske) (MintPress) – A […]

Trisha Marczak
بواسطة Trisha Marczak

(MintPress) - A report compiling information released by key oil companies indicates the widespread use of chemicals in the fracking process have been classified as reproductive, cardiovascular and respiratory toxicants. The information is nothing new for those tracking the health impacts of fracking, a process by which water and chemicals are

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