Tensions between Israel and Iran have intensified with bomb blasts targeting Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia and Iranian accusations of Israeli responsibility for the assassinations of Iranian scientists. Iran, meanwhile, is claiming significant new advances in its nuclear program, citing new uranium enrichment centrifuges and domestically made reactor fuel. “If you listen to...
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“Senior ranking U.S. military leaders have so distorted the truth when communicating with the U.S. Congress and American people in regards to conditions on the ground in Afghanistan that the truth has become unrecognizable.” That’s the assessment of a damning new report by Army Lt. Col. Daniel Davis, who returned in October from his...
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As the ranks of the uninsured continue to rise, a major new study has found that most New York medical centers are violating rules intended to help patients who are uninsured and cannot afford healthcare. Two-thirds of hospitals studied either violated the law, failed to comply with state guidelines or created additional barriers to...
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Today marks the first anniversary of the Wisconsin uprising that erupted after Republican Gov. Scott Walker announced plans to eliminate almost all collective bargaining rights for most public workers, as well as slash their pay and benefits. Now, one year later, Walker is in the midst of a recall effort and faces an investigation...
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Iran Blamed After Blasts Target Israeli Diplomats in Georgia, India, Syria: Homs Faces Food Crisis as Attacks Continue, Bahrain: Forces Fire Tear Gas on Pro-Democracy Activists, Washington, New Jersey Move on Same-Sex Marriage, Keystone XL Pipeline Revived in Senate Transportation Bill, Fair Labor Association Probes Apple Factories in China, New York Hospitals Flout Rules...
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