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Headlines for May 23, 2013 23.5.2013 Democracy Now!
Obama Admin Admission of U.S. Drone Strikes Suggests Accidental Killings, Obama to Unveil New Guidelines for Drone Strikes, U.S. to Resume Transfers of Guantánamo Prisoners, Oklahoma Tornado Damage Could Reach $2 Billion, FBI: Slain Orlando Suspect Admitted to Triple Murder with Boston Marathon Bomber, British Soldier Hacked to Death in London Attack, U.S. Threatens Assad with Increased Aid to Rebels, Chicago Approves Largest School Closure in U.S. History, West Point Sergeant Accused of Videotaping Female Cadets in Shower, IRS Division Head Pleads 5th in Congressional Appearance, Questioning Death Penalty, Colorado Governor Grants Reprieve to Prisoner Set for Execution
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House Debates Bill To Speed Pipeline Approval 23.5.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans pushed a proposal Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval of the 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport oil...
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Headlines for May 22, 2013 22.5.2013 Democracy Now!
Oklahoma Toll Lowered to 24 as Survivors Found, Oklahoma Senator Calls for Spending Cuts to Offset Tornado Aid, Senate Panel Advances Immigration Overhaul; Same-Sex Marriage Protection Removed, Senators Vote to Arm Syrian Rebels, 40 Killed in Widening Iraqi Sectarian Violence, Body of Afghan Torture Victim Found Near U.S. Base, FBI Agents Shoot Dead Orlando Man Questioned in Boston Bombing, Some Testimony in Manning Trial to Be Held in Secret, Report: Justice Dept. Tracked Fox News, White House Phone Lines, Appeals Court Strikes Down Arizona Abortion Ban, Low-Wage Workers Strike at Federal Contractors in D.C., California Health Care Workers Stage 2-Day Strike, 57 Arrested Protesting GOP in North Carolina
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Tornado Death Toll Revised 21.5.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
(SCROLL DOWN FOR LIVE UPDATES) AP reports: The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb...
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Obama Weighs In On Devastating Tornado Damage 21.5.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
President Barack Obama spoke Tuesday on the damage from a massive tornado that ripped through the town of Moore, Oklahoma, on Monday. "In an instant,...
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Oklahoma Senators Repeatedly Opposed Disaster Relief Funds 21.5.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
WASHINGTON -- As frantic rescue missions continued Monday in Oklahoma following the catastrophic tornadoes that ripped through the state, it appeared increasingly likely that residents...
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William S. Becker: EPA Nomination: Another Hostage in the Senate 20.5.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
In picking Gina McCarthy to lead the EPA, Obama sent the Senate a nominee who should satisfy, if not delight, Republicans as well as Democrats. But these days, the Senate rarely stumbles in the right direction. Senate Republicans are playing games with Obama's selection.
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Controversies Threaten To Drown Out Key Obama Goals 19.5.2013 Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
WASHINGTON -- Five months into President Barack Obama's second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been...
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Obama Tries Hard To Change The Subject 17.5.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
By Mark Felsenthal and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday will seek to turn the spotlight from controversies threatening...
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Headlines for May 17, 2013 17.5.2013 Democracy Now!
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'American Agriculture Is Under Siege' 17.5.2013 Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
WASHINGTON -- The organic food industry is gaining clout on Capitol Hill, prompted by rising consumer demand and its entry into traditional farm states. But...
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Obama's EPA Pick Advances 16.5.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
WASHINGTON -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday approved the nomination of Gina McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency, sending the...
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Richard (RJ) Eskow: Simpson-Bowles Austerity Gang: Go Home 16.5.2013 Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
Simpson and Bowles and austerity's other sales people aren't really economic thinkers. They're paid to pitch a product. They didn't invent austerity any more than Alex Rodriguez invented Pepsi. But what they're peddling isn't a soft drink. It's a lot worse for you than that.
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Dear Simpson-Bowles Austerity Gang: Go Home (and Take the Sequester With You) 16.5.2013 Commondreams.org Views
Richard Eskow

Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles, those two hired pitchmen for budget-cutting hysteria, are still hawking an economy-killing product called “austerity economics” that’s designed to benefit their wealthy patrons at everybody else’s expense.  This philosophy provides some (very thin) intellectual cover for the Republicans’ lunatic bloodbath of spending cuts.

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Headlines for May 16, 2013 16.5.2013 Democracy Now!
IRS Commissioner Forced to Resign over Extra Scrutiny of Right-Wing Groups, Holder: Deputy Signed Off on AP Subpoenas, Holder Unsure of How Many Journalist Subpoenas He's Approved, Report: Verizon Gave Justice Dept. Records of 2 Journalists, White House Seeks Revival of Media Shield Law, Dem Rep. Blasts Holder for Drug War, Marijuana Crackdown, Suicide Attack Kills 6 in Kabul; Group Tells AP of Plans to Target U.S. Soldiers, U.N. General Assembly Condemns Syrian Gov't as Toll Passes 80,000, Palestinians Mark 65th Anniversary of "Nakba", Up to 6 Dead in Cambodia Shoe Factory Collapse, White House Releases Emails on Benghazi Talking Points, U.S. Earns $50.6 Billion Profit on Student Interest, Regulators Back Down on New Derivatives Rule, Hundreds Take Part in Milwaukee Fast-Food, Retail Strike, North Dakota Abortion Clinic Challenges New Restriction, Charges Dropped Against NYPD Officer in Shooting Death of Ramarley Graham, New DNA Evidence Could Clear Florida Death Row Prisoner
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Headlines for May 15, 2013 15.5.2013 Democracy Now!
Holder Defends Monitoring of AP Phone Records, Wal-Mart Linked to Collapsed Bangladeshi Factory; The Gap Rejects Safety Pact, Russia Expels Alleged CIA Spy Caught Recruiting, 3 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan, Minnesota Gov. Signs Same-Sex Marriage Law, Fort Hood Sexual Assault Coordinator Accused of Abuses, Warren Questions Regulators, Justice Dept. on Lack of Wall Street Prosecutors, Fast-Food Workers Strike in Milwaukee, Undocumented Immigrants Protest Deportations at Illinois Jail, Former Head of Hispanic Outreach for Florida GOP Switches Parties Over "Intolerance", Cooper Union Students Continue Tuition Protest, Seattle Teachers Win Campaign Against Standardized MAP Test, Angelina Jolie Reveals Double Masectomy for Breast Cancer; Firm Owns Mutation Gene
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Senator Questions Sexism In GOP Boycott Of Obama Nominee 15.5.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) questioned the Republican Party's commitment to women after Senate Republicans boycotted a vote for Gina McCarthy, the president's nominee to lead...
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GOP Lawmaker Blasts Senate Immigration 'Amnesty Bill' 14.5.2013 Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) has never been one to mince words when he disagrees with a piece of legislation. But the congressman found...
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Largest Electorate Yet Set To Vote On Citizens United 14.5.2013 Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
When Angelenos go to the polls next week to choose the next mayor of Los Angeles, they also will be the largest electorate to vote...
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Headlines for May 13, 2013 13.5.2013 Democracy Now!
Ex-Guatemalan Dictator Ríos Montt Imprisoned After Genocide Conviction, Atmospheric Concentration of Carbon Dioxide Hits 400ppm Milestone, Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif Wins Pakistani Election Amidst Rigging Claims, Violence, Cleveland Victims Thank Supporters; Paternity Test Confirms Suspect Fathered Rescued Child, 19 Shot at New Orleans Mother's Day Parade, IRS Apologizes for Scrutiny of Tea Party Groups, Activists Rally for Guantánamo Closure, Benghazi Emails Show White House Role in Talking Points, Report: CIA Relied on Libyan Militia to Guard Benghazi Compound, Co-Author of Heritage Foundation Immigration Study Resigns, Federal Judge Rejects Admin's Appeal of Plan B Ruling, Texas Authorities Launch Criminal Probe of Fertilizer Blast, Spaniards Mark 2nd Anniversary of "Indignados" Movement, Mothers' Group Holds Gun Control Rallies Nationwide, Activists Stage Weekend Poor People’s Campaign and March
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