NYPD Muslim Spy Scandal Grows With Newly Revealed Plan to Target Shiite Mosques

February 4, 2012
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New revelations have emerged about the New York City Police Department’s secret program to spy on Muslim communities. The Associated Press has just uncovered a confidential NYPD plan from 2006 to engage in targeted surveillance of Shiite mosques following increased tensions between the U.S. and Iran; the latest revelation on its secret intelligence operations...
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Occupy the Super Bowl Indiana’s New AntiUnion Law Sparks Protest at Sport’s Biggest Spectacle

February 4, 2012
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Occupy protesters in Indianapolis are gearing up to use the media spotlight on Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVI to rally for union rights outside the statehouse. Earlier this week, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed a so-called “right to work” measure into law that critics say will result in lower wages and diminished collective bargaining rights....
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Obama’s Support for Natural Gas Drilling quotA Painful Momentquot for Communities Exposed to Fracking

February 3, 2012
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Last week, President Obama called the United States “the Saudi Arabia of natural gas” in a speech about boosting domestic energy production. That concerns Wyoming farmer John Fenton, who already has more than two dozen gas wells on his property. The Environmental Protection Agency ruled in December that water contamination in Pavillion, Wyoming, was...
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February 3, 2012
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After RightWing Campaign Leading Breast Cancer Charity Komen Drops Funding for Planned Parenthood

February 3, 2012
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The nation’s leading breast cancer charity is under intense scrutiny for its decision to cut off funding for breast cancer screening programs run by Planned Parenthood. Susan G. Komen for the Cure has confirmed it is withdrawing support for 19 of Planned Parenthood’s 83 affiliates, citing a new policy barring funding for any groups...
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quotGaslandquot Director Josh Fox Arrested at Congressional Hearing on Natural Gas Fracking

February 3, 2012
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The Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Josh Fox was handcuffed and arrested Wednesday as he attempted to film a congressional hearing on the controversial natural gas drilling technique known as fracking, which the Environmental Protection Agency recently reported caused water contamination in Pavillion, Wyoming. Fox directed the award-winning film, “Gasland,” which documents the impact of fracking...
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