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Sunshine State News, Florida’s self-proclaimed “only center-right news source,” has dedicated extensive coverage to the conservative charge of “judicial activism” against three state Supreme Court justices facing a retention election in November. The author of a Federalist Society report on the justices’ records debunked the charge on Wednesday, telling The Miami Herald that opponents of the justices will “have a hard time” making the “activism” label “stick.” On Election Day, voters in Florida will vote on the merit retention of three justices on their state Supreme Court. The three justices, Barbara Pariente, R

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“To me all of this is about, whose side are you on?” Senator Sherrod Brown told AlterNet. It’s something he says a lot, whether it’s about foreclosures or his home state of Ohio’s recent attacks on public workers. In the senator’s raspy voice it carries echoes of the old labor song, “Which Side Are You On?” But when he’s talking about the $15 million (and counting) that’s been spent against him so far this election year, it carries new weight

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  The following article first appeared at Working In These Times , the labor blog of In These Times magazine.

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The Romney campaign has started asking the  snitch, Ronald Reagan’s  question, “Are you better off than you were 4 years ago?” And partly because Obama’s advisors  don’t have a ready answer , and partly because Democrats are misconstruing who’s being asked the question, it’s actually a tremendous risk for Democrats. Before I get into why, let me caveat by saying that, at the moment, we’re not facing the kind of catastrophe we were facing in September 2008 (though that could change, depending on what happens in Europe)

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The black-and-white video begins with a woman sitting at a table with a book in front of her.

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A terrifying new “legal high” has hit our streets. Methyl-carbonol, known by the street name “wiz,” is a clear liquid that causes cancers, liver problems, and brain disease, and is more toxic than ecstasy and cocaine.

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On a Saturday afternoon last February, journalist Carl Bernstein got up on stage at the grand ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria  in Manhattan and delivered a speech questioning the listing of an obscure Iranian group called the Mujahadin-e Khalq (MEK) on the U.S.

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  The following piece first appeared in Madame Noire. Why are black folks so infatuated with interracial dating? It sounds like a blanket statement

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The following is Part II of an investigative series on Citigroup and fraud. Part 1, which reveals that Citigroup may have defrauded Abu Dhabi of billions, can be read  here . It’s one of the few things predictable on Wall Street; an immutable signature on the reply briefs whenever Citigroup is charged with fraud – and that is quite often.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – In cities hosting large gatherings such as the national political conventions or international summits, we’ve come to expect a massive militarized police presence, even as the ranks of protesters thin

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