The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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Edward Snowden Calls Obama Plan for NSA Reform A “Turning Point”
Praising the president’s proposal to end NSA bulk data collection, Snowden says it “marks the beginning of a new effort to reclaim our rights from the NSA."
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What Really Happened When FBI Agents Gunned Down Ibragim Todashev?
Contradictory evidence abounds in the fatal 2013 shooting of Todashev, a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
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Egyptian Court Issues Mass Death Sentence to 529 Morsi Supporters
More than 500 supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi were sentenced to death in a trial critics say lacked due process.
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Oakland To Pay Out $4.5 Million To Occupy Protester Scott Olsen
Iraq War veteran and Occupy Oakland protester Scott Olsen will receive a $4.5 million settlement from the city of Oakland after being hit and critically injured by a beanbag round to the head in 2011.
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Which U.S. Corporate Interests Backed the Ukraine Putsch
Giant corporations, from Cargill to Chevron, see Ukraine as a potential “gold mine” of profits from agricultural and energy exploitation.
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Hacker Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer Attempts to Overturn Conviction
Auernheimer is serving a 41-month prison sentence for identity theft and conspiracy after he obtained thousands of email addresses through AT&T's public servers.
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The NSA is Recording Every Single Phone Call
The surveillance system is capable of recording “100 percent” of calls in at least one foreign country.
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The Town That Turned Poverty Into a Prison Sentence
Most states shut down their debtors’ prisons more than 100 years ago. In 2005, Harpersville, Alabama, opened one back up.
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Edward Snowden Looms Over Pulitzer Prizes
Next month, the trustees who oversee America’s most distinguished journalistic award could face their toughest decision in at least four decades.
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Administration Tries Again With Regulations Targeted at For-Profit Colleges
For-profit schools, which target poor students and students of color, are responsible for 46 percent of the nation’s student debt defaults.
