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Tagged: 2012

April 17, 2012

Syria regime forces expand strikes despite UN-brokered peace deal On tax day, global activists draw attention to military spending Poland pushes fracking despite concern about environmental impact California tribe urges Forest Service to respect...

April 16, 2012

On anniversary of shooting massacres, families call for legislation to prevent gun violence Dialogue restarts on Iran’s nuclear program Despite labor violations and killings, Colombia and US move forward with trade deal Latin American...

April 13, 2012

Media groups resist plan to increase transparency of political ads Communities along Columbia River raise concerns about clean up at Hanford nuclear waste site Elderly renters in South Los Angeles say online payment threatens...

April 12, 2012

Florida judge advances second-degree murder charge for Trayvon Martin shooter Across US, opposition grows to “shoot first” gun laws Fed government, Indian tribes agree to $1 billion deal on mismanagement of resources Educators criticize...

April 11, 2012

President Obama urges tax reform bill, but some say measure doesn’t go far enough Military trials at Guantanamo open high-profile cases against detainees with history of torture Protesters in DC say killing of Trayvon...

April 10, 2012

Syrian refugees in Turkey tell of killings, detention in hometowns US-Afghan deal adds judicial step to night raids, but leaves unclear role of foreign troops “99 Nights with the 99 Percent” book chronicles birth...

April 9, 2012

Syria violence disrupts key supply route along Lebanon border As criticism mounts of Citizens United ruling, legislative action seeks to reform political contributions Tennessee law would allow changes in public education on how evolution,...

April 6, 2012

As unemployment improves, recovery for women lags Police arrests increase as residents of Jeju Island protest South Korean naval base South Ossetia holds presidential runoff, but voting comes under criticism Ahead of French elections,...

April 5, 2012

Legal challenge to Defense of Marriage Act reaches US appeals court Connecticut Senate votes to end death penalty; passage expected in House Canadian Supreme Court addresses high rate of aboriginal people in prisons Effort...

April 4, 2012

President Obama signs weakened law to stop insider trading in Congress Poland intelligence official charged as part of investigation into CIA black site Egyptian entrepreneurs pursue tech businesses in post-Mubarak landscape Initiative to reduce...