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    Women Lead Defense of Maldivian Democracy (Updated)

    MARCH 10, 2012 11:56AM

    By profkeck


    Topics: politics, news, feminism, belief/religion, equality, women's rights, gayoom, dictator, democracy, waheed, elections, voting, human rights, contraception, protest, mohamed nasheed, coup, maldives, islam, extremism, muslim, international women's day, flogging, hillary clinton, condoleeza rice, michelle obama

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    An Open Letter to the Capitulator-in-Chief

    AUGUST 1, 2011 8:19AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: tom harkin, senator harkin, senator, senate, speech, harkin, democracy, process is broken, process broken, political process, majority rule, minority rule, take over, take-over, takeover, coup, surrendering, surrendered, surrender, unilateral surrender, pre-compromise, invoke 14.4, invoke the 14th, 14.4, constitution, fourteenth amendment, 14th amendment, debt, full faith and credit, tea partiers, tea party, obama, caving, caved, cave, folding, folded, fold, give away the store, give in, capitulation, capitualted, capitulating, capitulate, kidnaped, kidnaping, kidnapping, kidnapped, kidnap, extorting, extorted, extortion, negotiating with terrorists, terrorist, terrorism, negotiating with hostages, negotiating, hostage, negotiation, duress, unfair, sold out, politics

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    Was the recent Wisconsin Senate action really Illegal?

    MARCH 10, 2011 9:37AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: process, confrontation, manipulated, manipulation, power grab, act, union rights, unions, rights, collective bargaining, politics, wisconsin, illegal, compliance, open meetings law, illegal act, legislature, state legislature, due process, process denied, justice denied, inappropriate, overstepped, overreach, overreached, explanation, analysis, review, objection, objected, rule, law, legislation, republican, democrat, coup, rush, notice, lack of notice, 2 hours, 24 hours, procedure, senate, wi

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    Cable Leaked by Wikileaks Shows Honduras Coup Was Illegal

    NOVEMBER 29, 2010 5:15PM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: dissecting the wikileaks cables, wikileaks, diplomacy, foreign policy, honduras, latin america, zelaya, state department, julian assange, coup, military, politics, news

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    • 2570 Views
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    Fannie and Freddie Suspend Foreclosures into January 2009

    NOVEMBER 20, 2008 6:25PM

    By Anthony M. Freed


    Topics: bailout, taxes, dollars, trillions, billions, racism, paulson, banks, liberty, democracy, coup, fascists, wall street, greed, robbery, ponzi scheme, fraud, classism, equality, rights, veterans, children, women, real, help, hope, credit, money, life, people, story, pain, refinance, modification, short sale, economy, loan, foreclosure. mortgage

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    A Coup d'État and Rumours of Magic

    SEPTEMBER 27, 2008 9:44AM

    By Matthew DeCoursey


    Topics: coup, nigeria, west africa, juju, magic

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