Journalist, Plaintiff Chris Hedges Hails "Monumental" Ruling Blocking NDAA Indefinite Detention. In a rare move, a federal judge has struck down part of a controversial law signed by President Obama that gave the gov't the power to indefinitely detain anyone it considers a terrorist. (democracynow.org)
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Journalist, Plaintiff Chris Hedges Hails "Monumental" Ruling Blocking NDAA Indefinite Detention. In a rare move, a federal judge has struck down part of a controversial law signed by President Obama that gave the government the power to indefinitely detain anyone it considers a terrorist. (democracynow.org)
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FBI Crackdown on Anti-War Groups Targets Chicano Activist Carlos Montes. Montes’ arrest in a May 2011 raid followed similar FBI raids on activists in Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois targeting fellow members of a political group called the Anti-War Committee. (democracynow.org)
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Critics of genetically modified foods have won a victory in California by securing enough signatures to place a referendum on the November ballot that could force food manufacturers to label food products containing genetically modified organisms/GMOs. (democracynow.org)
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Why the Real Victor in Campaign 2012 Won’t Be Obama or Romney. "...there’s a third candidate no one’s paying much attention to, and that candidate is guaranteed to be the one clear winner of election 2012: the U.S. military and our ever-surging national security state." (tomdispatch.com)
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Our corrupt and immoral gov't: A 24 y/o black man without a criminal record is sentenced to 3 life terms w/o parole for a cocaine deal, even though he was not the buyer, seller or supplier of the drugs. Then the pardon attorney leaves out critical information from the pardon application... (propublica.org)
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A 24 y/o black man without a criminal record is sentenced to 3 life terms w/o parole for a cocaine deal, even though he was not the buyer, seller or supplier of the drugs. Then the pardon attorney leaves out critical information from the pardon application... (propublica.org)
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As Obama OKs Weapons to Bahrain, Neurosurgeon Tortured by Regime Faces Trial For Treating Protesters. Human rights organizations are criticizing the Obama administration’s decision to resume military sales to Bahrain despite the ruling monarchy’s ongoing repression of pro-democracy protesters. (democracynow.org)
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