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    • 15 Ratings
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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

    • 5 Ratings
    • 1569 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    An Arab Spring Without Support (Updated)

    FEBRUARY 14, 2012 8:24PM

    By profkeck


    Topics: politics, news, united states, obama, syria, libya, arab spring, mohamed nasheed, maumoon abdul gayoom, mohammed waheed, tunisia, maldives, democracy, robert blake, coup

    • Editor's Pick
    • 39 Ratings
    • 2604 Views
    • 77 Comments
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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

    • 1 Ratings
    • 304 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Savoring Meditation 126: Waking up on the Farm

    JUNE 26, 2011 10:03PM

    By Grannypower


    Topics: animals, belief/religion, business, rooster, chicken, crows, coup, milk cow, goats, dog, beetles, apple trees, sun, moon, mist, haze, change, coffee, morning, farm, god, meditationenvironment, family, food/drink, health, photography

    • 0 Ratings
    • 136 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    African Dictator Deposed: Another lost lesson

    APRIL 29, 2011 6:18AM

    By Jim Buba


    Topics: coup, west africa, africa, colonialist, cote d'ivoire, ivory coast, gbagbo

    • 0 Ratings
    • 220 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    The Danger of Ending the American Empire

    APRIL 20, 2011 8:57AM

    By CJ Maloney


    Topics: us military, coup, foreign wars, america, empire

    • 12 Ratings
    • 2025 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    Beware Too-Efficient Government

    MARCH 11, 2011 8:58AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: politics, wisconsin, wi, michigan, mi, due process, rights, senate, house, legislature, slowness, inefficiency, process, due process, process due, overreach, inappropriate, overstep, law, rule, civil remedy, legislation, republican, democrat, coup, tyrant, attack, rush, notice, procedure, process, confrontation, manipulation, mob, mob rule, violence, militant, power grab, act, restraint

    • Editor's Pick
    • 34 Ratings
    • 5373 Views
    • 97 Comments
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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

    • 1 Ratings
    • 209 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Egypt, thoughts....repost

    FEBRUARY 4, 2011 12:33PM

    By kkurman


    Topics: egypt, farouk, coup, 1952, history

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 1722 Views
    • 13 Comments
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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

    • 4 Ratings
    • 637 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Top 10 Benefits of a Bloodless Military Coup

    OCTOBER 6, 2009 8:33AM

    By Laura Deurmyer


    Topics: humor, top 10, coup, politics

    • 3 Ratings
    • 1111 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    How to survive a "bloodless" coup

    OCTOBER 5, 2009 8:32AM

    By Laura Deurmyer


    Topics: politics, coup defined, survival, honduras, right wing, jim demint, john perry, newsmax, coup

    • 1 Ratings
    • 587 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    Enough Talk, Bomb Iran NOW!!!

    SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 10:02PM

    By DJohn


    Topics: iran, bomb, missiles, nuclear, weapons, carter, reagan, clinton, bush, united states, russia, coup, rebellion, talks, sanctions

    • 3 Ratings
    • 506 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Newsmax Columnist Suggests Obama Inviting Military Coup

    SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 4:43PM

    By Hal_M


    Topics: revolution, michael savage, erick erickson, jim quinn, coup, john perry, columnist, newsmax, military, chuck norris, democracy, huffington post

    • 2 Ratings
    • 1446 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    More Dead in Honduras

    AUGUST 3, 2009 1:51AM

    By Pat Davis


    Topics: honduras, murder, disappearance, repression, coup

    • 0 Ratings
    • 546 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    So Who Cares About Zelaya?

    JULY 8, 2009 7:34PM

    By Pat Davis


    Topics: repression, coup, honduras

    • 4 Ratings
    • 6321 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    Goldman Sachs Evades Taxes, Takes Tarp Funds

    DECEMBER 19, 2008 12:22AM

    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

    • 1 Ratings
    • 2185 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    New York Federal Reserve Opens 'Pawn Shop' to Buy ABS Junk

    DECEMBER 4, 2008 3:42PM

    By Anthony M. Freed


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

    • 7 Ratings
    • 5230 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    FDIC Graphs Show the Extent of Financial Crisis

    NOVEMBER 26, 2008 9:14AM

    By Anthony M. Freed


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

    • Editor's Pick
    • 1 Ratings
    • 2570 Views
    • 2 Comments
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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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