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Liberal Democrats Have Promised to "Die in the Ditch" to Make a Consumer Financial Prot... - 0 views

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    Where to put the new Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA), which will centralize the writing and (to some degree) enforcement of federal financial regulations on such things as mortgages, savings accounts, and consumer debt. Should it be an independent agency, like the Securities and Exchange Commission, or a subunit of the Treasury Department or the Federal Reserve?
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Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission (FEC) | Jan 21, 2010 | The Washington M... - 0 views

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    The Supreme Court has ruled that corporations may spend freely to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress, easing decades-old limits on their participation in federal campaigns.
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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (FEC) | U.S. Supreme Court | Cornell Law... - 0 views

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    Cornell Law School offers Syllabus, Opinion (Kennedy), Concurrence (Roberts, Scalia), CD-in-Part (Stevens, Thomas), in addition to primary ruling.
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U.S. reveals size of nuclear arsenal for first time, to boost nonproliferation efforts - 0 views

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    The U.S. disclosed for the first time on Monday the current size of its nuclear arsenal, lifting the veil on once top-secret numbers in an effort to bolster non-proliferation efforts.
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Middle East Policy Council | Study Resources - 0 views

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    Middle East Policy Council
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Fair Debt Collection Practices Act // Know Your Rights! - 0 views

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    Be careful. Be very careful.
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C.I.A. Document Details Destruction of Tapes - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    In 2005, former CIA director 2005 approved a decision by a top aide to destroy dozens of videotapes documenting criminal torture of two detainees.
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Did Banned Media Report Foretell of Gaza War Crimes? by Jonathan Cook -- Antiwar.com - 0 views

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    An Arab member of the Israeli parliament is demanding that a newspaper be allowed to publish an investigative report that was suppressed days before Israel attacked Gaza in winter 2008.
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NATO Has Doubled Its 'Civilian Kill Rate' (Compared to Same Time Last Year) - 0 views

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    NATO's own figures revealed that the number of civilians killed by NATO in Afghanistan had well more than doubled year over year.
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Blackwater Ex-President Indicted | Mother Jones - 0 views

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    Gary Jackson, the ex-President of private security contractor Blackwater (now known as Xe), has been indicted on federal weapons charges, the Associated Press reports. Four other Blackwater officials will also face prosecution. As Mother Jones noted last month, this news wasn't entirely a surprise.
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