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Photo: Atlanta high schools broke rules to meet performance standards Atlanta high schools broke rules to meet performance standards
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Sun Oct 23, 2011
A learning disability made school hard for Chantel Cox, but she always stayed on grade level and looked forward to earning a high school diploma. More»

Photo: Occupy Wall Street: Canadian Special Forces provocateur leaves wallet behind Occupy Wall Street: Canadian Special Forces provocateur leaves wallet behind
Censored News - Sun Oct 23, 2011
NEW YORK - Canadian Special Forces Agent Dylan Spoelstra, 24, of Toronto, left his wallet behind exposing his identity, after he was arrested at Occupy Wall Street scaling a sculpture on Saturday morning. More»

Photo: Police pepper spray Haka dancers at football game Police pepper spray Haka dancers at football game
Associated Press - Sat Oct 22, 2011
ROOSEVELT, Utah - Police in a small Utah town are being accused of overreacting after using pepper spray to break up a group of Polynesian men and boys performing a traditional dance called the Haka after a high school football game. More»

Photo: Over $2.5 million in Medical Bills: 'Miracle' tornado survivor denied workers' comp Over $2.5 million in Medical Bills: 'Miracle' tornado survivor denied workers' comp
Associated Press - Sat Oct 22, 2011
JOPLIN, Missouri By all accounts, Mark Lindquist is a hero, an underpaid social worker who nearly gave his life trying to save three developmentally disabled adults from the Joplin tornado. More»

Alabama brings back slavery for Latinos
The Guardian, UK - Wed Oct 12, 2011
Heres how: pass a draconian immigration law, lock up "illegals" in private prisons, then get the new inmates to work in the fields. More»

Photo: Showdown looms between Wall St protesters and cops Showdown looms between Wall St protesters and cops
Associated Press - Wed Oct 12, 2011
NEW YORK - Officials on Thursday moved to put an end to Wall Street protesters month-long occupation of a park that spawned similar gatherings across the nation, setting up a potential confrontation with police and an uncertain future for a movement that claims to speak for the disillusioned middle class. More»

Council of Europe demands truth on CIA black sites
CNN - Mon Sep 5, 2011
Paris - The human rights commissioner for the Council of Europe urged countries that have hosted secret CIA prisons to come clean Monday, as the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches. More»

Photo: Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day Frontman, Kicked Off Southwest Flight For Baggy Pants Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day Frontman, Kicked Off Southwest Flight For Baggy Pants
KGO-TV - Fri Sep 2, 2011
OAKLAND, California - Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong says he was kicked off of a Southwest Airlines flight Thursday night for wearing his pants too low. More»

Photo: Boston church releases list of accused priests Boston church releases list of accused priests
Associated Press - Wed Aug 24, 2011
BOSTON - Cardinal Sean OMalley on Thursday released a long-awaited list of priests accused of child sex abuse in Boston in the last 60 years, but he opted not to include certain priests, including ones who died without being publicly charged. More»

Big agribusinesses that generate manure not properly inspected
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Sat Aug 13, 2011
A report blasting Georgias environmental oversight of large livestock farms has raised concerns about potential contamination of Georgia waterways with chemicals from manure. More»

Photo: Bulldoze: The New Way to Foreclose Bulldoze: The New Way to Foreclose
Time - Sun Jul 31, 2011
Banks have a new remedy for Americas ailing housing market: bulldozers. More»

Photo: New Study Links Mountaintop Removal to 60,000 Additional Cancer Cases New Study Links Mountaintop Removal to 60,000 Additional Cancer Cases
AlterNet - Tue Jul 26, 2011
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Photo: Oopsie! ATF loses track of 1,400 guns Oopsie! ATF loses track of 1,400 guns
CNN - Tue Jul 12, 2011
Federal agents cant account for more than 1,400 guns after a widely criticized operation aimed at tracing the flow of weapons to Mexican drug gangs, sources with knowledge of the investigation tell CNN. More»

Baggy pants lead to student's arrest at airport
Huffington Post - Wed Jun 15, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO - Police say a University of New Mexico football players saggy pants led to his arrest at San Francisco International Airport. More»

Photo: Explosion at North Carolina chemical plant Explosion at North Carolina chemical plant
CNN - Sat May 28, 2011
An explosion at a North Carolina chemical plant Saturday ignited a fire and forced the evacuation of some 750 people, an official said. More»

Photo: Probe ordered over possible psy-ops used on senators Probe ordered over possible psy-ops used on senators
Associated Press - Wed Feb 23, 2011
WASHINGTON - The top US commander in Afghanistan is ordering an investigation into charges that an army unit trained in psychological operations was improperly told to manipulate American senators to get more money and troops for the war. More»

Wisc. Governor Threatens to Sic the National Guard on Union Workers
AlterNet - Tue Feb 15, 2011
Last week, the Wisconsin Republican governor Scott Walker threatened to use the National Guard if his states public employees go on strike in response to his proposal to strip them of the right to bargain collectively. More»

Organic Meat and Dairy Are About to Be History
AlterNet / By Ari LeVaux - Tue Feb 15, 2011
The Obama administration struck a blow to freedom in the realms of food and agriculture late January, when the USDA deregulated genetically modified (GM) alfalfa seed. More»

New drilling method opens vast oil fields in US
Associated Press - Wed Feb 9, 2011
A new drilling technique is opening up vast fields of previously out-of-reach oil in the western United States, helping reverse a two-decade decline in domestic production of crude. More»

Photo: Ga. lawmaker Wants to 'Shoot to Kill' Mexicans Ga. lawmaker Wants to 'Shoot to Kill' Mexicans
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Fri Jan 21, 2011
A state legislator who is spearheading efforts to curb illegal immigration in Georgia said US border authorities should be empowered to "shoot to kill" under certain circumstances, although he later softened that comment. More»

Photo: Arizona Rep. Giffords shot, at least 5 killed Arizona Rep. Giffords shot, at least 5 killed
Associated Press - Fri Jan 7, 2011
TUCSON, Arizona - Representative Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head Saturday when an assailant opened fire outside a grocery store during a meeting with constituents, killing at least five people and wounding several others in a rampage that rattled the nation. More»

Photo: Homeland Security 'messages' coming to Walmart, hotels, malls Homeland Security 'messages' coming to Walmart, hotels, malls
Raw Story - Mon Dec 6, 2010
Shoppers at Walmart will soon have something other than glossy magazines and chewing gum to look at when in the checkout line: A "video message" from the Department of Homeland Security asking them to look out for "suspicious" activity and report it immediately. More»

Photo: Revealed: Assange 'rape' accuser linked to notorious CIA operative Revealed: Assange 'rape' accuser linked to notorious CIA operative
Raw Story - Mon Dec 6, 2010
One of the women that is accusing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of sex crimes appears to have worked with a group that has connections to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). More»

Photo: Hunt WikiLeaks chief down like Osama bin Laden: Sarah Palin demands Assange is treated like Al Qaeda terrorist Hunt WikiLeaks chief down like Osama bin Laden: Sarah Palin demands Assange is treated like Al Qaeda terrorist
The Daily Mail - Mon Nov 29, 2010
Sarah Palin has demanded that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is hunted down like Osama bin Laden. More»

Photo: Pat-down backlash grows during holiday travel rush Pat-down backlash grows during holiday travel rush
CNN - Sun Nov 21, 2010
As backlash against airline passenger pat downs intensified with a viral online video, the nations top airline security official said Monday that his agency is walking a fine line between privacy concerns and public safety. More»

9/11's forgotten victims: 'We're living in a toxic time bomb'
The Daily Mail - Sat Aug 28, 2010
The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001 are seared on our collective consciousness. More»

Terrorist interrogation tapes found
Associated Press - Mon Aug 16, 2010
WASHINGTON - The CIA has videotapes, after all, of interrogations in a secret overseas prison of admitted 9/11 plotter Ramzi Binalshibh. More»

Feds: No Charges In Pa. School Laptop-Spying Case
Associated Press - Mon Aug 16, 2010
PHILADELPHIA - Federal prosecutors will not file charges against a school district or its employees over the use of software to remotely monitor students. More»

Woman Convicted For Blown Tire Released From Prison
WSB-TV - Thu Jul 29, 2010
ATLANTA - An Atlanta woman who served two years of prison time after her faulty tires caused a fatal wreck was released from prison Friday. More»

Tar balls wash up on Atlantic side - Cocoa Beach
WESH-TV - Tue Jul 6, 2010
COCOA BEACH, Florida - Tests are out on more than a dozen tar balls that have been found in a 2- to 3-mile stretch of Cocoa Beach during the past two days, according to Brevard County authorities. More»

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