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OWS, You May Be Being Had

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Americans Elect – A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing?

AdLib - August 29, 2011 69

Activism

The Radical Chic Pay Lip Service to the Poor

Marion - June 28, 2011 38

History

Religion At The Seat Of Power

KillgoreTrout - June 12, 2011 4

Democratic Party

John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address

ADONAI - April 29, 2011 24

Democracy

DON’T PANIC … It’s Just the C I A.

Marion - March 31, 2011 12

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In a meandering address, President Trump rebuked global institutions and complained about immigration, environmentalists, windmills and more. [...]

Fact-Checking Trump’s Speech at the U.N. General Assembly

The president made inaccurate claims about the economy, renewable energy and the mayor of London. [...]

Cache of Devices Capable of Crashing Cell Network Is Found Near U.N.

The Secret Service discovered more than 100,000 SIM cards and 300 servers, which could disable cellular towers or be used to conduct surveillance. [...]

ABC Affiliate Owners Boycott Jimmy Kimmel’s Return to Late Night

Together, the two TV station groups, Sinclair and Nexstar, control more than 20 percent of ABC’s local affiliates. [...]

YouTube to Reinstate Accounts Banned Over Content Related to the Pandemic and 2020 Election

The streaming platform unveiled its plan in a letter to the House Judiciary Committee. [...]

Despite Trump’s Pressure on Justice Dept., Certain Safeguards Are Beyond His Reach

The criminal justice system has protections that could ultimately give pause to some of President Trump’s moves for revenge. [...]

Trump Cancels Meeting With Democrats as Government Shutdown Nears

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Jury Finds Ryan Routh Guilty of Trying to Assassinate Trump in Florida

A federal jury convicted Ryan Routh, an itinerant building contractor, of attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate last September. [...]

What’s the Dog in Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’? A Longtime Mystery Is Solved.

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Elon Musk’s Father, Errol Musk, Accused of Child Sexual Abuse

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How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

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The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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Margins of Error

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The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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Trump criticises countries' migration and climate policies in scathing UN speech

The US president also takes aim at the UN itself in an address lasting almost an hour. [...]

Fact-checking claims Trump made about autism

Experts have hit back at claims that use of a common painkiller could cause autism in children. [...]

TV stations refuse to air 'insensitive' Kimmel's show after ABC lifts suspension

The comedian's late-night show was suspended last week after his remarks about the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk. [...]

Kremlin threatening Moldova's independence, president warns ahead of key vote

Dozens of people have been accused of involvement in a plot to stoke violent disorder, allegedly backed by Russia. [...]

Typhoon bursts Taiwan lake as strongest storm barrels towards China

Ragasa is the strongest storm anywhere on Earth so far this year. [...]

Secret Service disrupts telecom threat near UN General Assembly

Investigators say the scheme could have shut down the cellular network in New York City. [...]

Eswatini says it has repatriated US deportee to Jamaica

Orville Isaac Etoria had been held in prison in the southern African state after Trump's government expelled him. [...]

Russia's involvement in drone sightings cannot be ruled out, Danish PM says

On Monday night Kastrup airport in Copenhagen was forced to shut down for several hours following several drone sightings. [...]

Sydney 'Night Stalker' pleads guilty to string of sexual assaults in 90s

Police arrested the 61-year-old after a breakthrough in DNA and fingerprint technologies. [...]

British-Egyptian activist reunited with family after release from prison

Alaa Abdel Fattah, who was imprisoned in Egypt for six years, is reunited with his family in Cairo after being pardoned. [...]

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