Chicago cop lied about police torture of suspects - Follow Up

Seventeen years after being fired from the Chicago police department for suffocating, shocking, and beating confessions out of suspects, Jon Burge was convicted here June 28 on federal perjury and obstruction of justice charges for lying about the torture in a civil lawsuit. Bur …

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US opposes honest labeling of GMO foods

Not only is there no mandatory labeling of products sold in the U.S. that contain GMO ingredients, but the FDA and USDA now want to prohibit the labeling of products that do not contain GMO ingredients.

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BP says over 15% of oil cleanup workers show high levels of Corexit dispersant toxin; Figure likely much higher

New BP Data Show 20% of Gulf Spill Responders Exposed to Chemical That Sickened Valdez Workers, New York Times, July 9, 2010:

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Zombie Social Security lies: Retirement age must be raised because people are living longer

Earlier this week, Ezra Klein voiced a strong argument against raising the age for receiving Social Security benefits to 70:

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If Only The Right Would Leave The Constitution Alone

Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) has been touring his northeast Georgia district as part of the Republican Party's "America Speaking Out" tour, discussing his ideas with his constituents.

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Basis of Ruling on Gay Unions Stirs Debate

A judge's decision on Thursday declaring that a state law allowing same-sex marriage in Massachusetts should take precedence over a federal definition of marriage has exposed the fractures and fault lines among groups working to bolster states' rights.

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The Supremos, Gun Control From The Bench: Political Cartoon

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With the Crime rate flat in Arizona, Gov. Brewer turns to the mythical "beheading" narrative to attack Latinos

Gov. Brewer: We cannot afford all this illegal immigration and everything that comes with it, everything from the crime to the drugs to the kidnapping and the extortion and the be-headings...

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Man Accused Of Stalking 5 Year Old Boy Has "Disease" That Makes Him Wants Small Kids

DELAND -- A Deltona man who frequented a downtown DeLand store where a 5-year-old boy occasionally stayed with his mother was accused of stalking the child after he showed up at the boy's day care, police said.

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Leaked!: Complete Assay Of The "Crude oil" & Corexit Warning Label

Someone has leaked the complete assay of the "Crude Oil" to Yobie Benjamin: Hacking Capitalism, Carbon, Politics & Food at SF Gate!

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