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Blackwater Gets Murder Lawsuit Tossed
A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit that blamed the security company Blackwater, renamed Xe, for the deaths of four contractors…
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Business
DOJ Launches Net and Cable Data Retention Dragnet
Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jason Weinstein spoke today before the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security on the matter…
Politics
GOP Puts Civil Rights on Chopping Block
In a lecture a few days ago, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) stated that federal child labor laws violate the Constitution.
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Egypt Joins Wave of Protest against Autocracy
Egypt yesterday experienced the largest outpouring of public fury at the government since January 1977, when cuts in government food subsidies…
Business
Charter Schools: a Corporate Gift of Public Assets
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to close at least 26 public schools this year while adding more than 100 private…
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Back in the Game: Rahm will run in Chicago
Unlike former Illinois Senator Roland Burris, who was pushed out of office by an Illinois legal system that determined that he…