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US Judge Lowers The Bar For What Counts As Treason, Sparking Concern For Whistleblowers

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Une multitude d'évasions de prison pourrait signifier une résurgence pour les talibans et Al-Qaïda

Les groupes terroristes au Moyen-Orient et en Asie du Sud ont connu une résurgence à la suite d'une série d'infractions dans les prisons.

Martin Michaels
Par Martin Michaels

More than two years after the killing of Osama bin Laden, terrorist groups in the Middle East and South Asia have seen a resurgence following a string of prison breaches that freed 500 al-Qaida terrorists in Iraq on Monday and at least 248 members of the Pakistani Taliban over the weekend. It’s a situation that terrorism experts believe will

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In A Boost For Youth Vote, Illinois Adopts Online Voter Registration

Anyone with a valid driver’s license or state identification card will be able to register to vote online beginning July 1, 2014.

Mint Press News Desk
Par Mint Press News Desk

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat, signed a bill into law Saturday that will make Illinois the 18th state to allow electronic voter registration. The Chicago Tribune reports that the anyone with a valid driver's license or state identification card will be able to register online beginning July 1, 2014. The new system will allow Illinois

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New Labor Secretary Has Workers’ Rights Advocates Feeling Optimistic

Thomas Perez, who joins the Department of Labor after heading the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, has an excellent track record on workers’ issues.

Carissa Wyant
Par Carissa Wyant

“Today is my first day as the secretary of labor, and I couldn't be more eager to get down to work,” newly appointed Labor Secretary Thomas Perez said last week. Perez is the first and only Latino appointed to President Obama's second-term cabinet. Formerly Assistant U.S. Attorney General, his nomination yielded much optimism given his prior work

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Bradley Manning Found Not Guilty Of ‘Aiding The Enemy’

The other convictions could still potentially keep Manning in prison for more than 100 years.

Sarah Wolfe
Par Sarah Wolfe

Three years and dozens of court hearings later, Pfc. Bradley Manning was found not guilty Tuesday of the most serious charge of "aiding the enemy" for leaking classified documents. While he was acquitted of that charge, Manning was found guilty on five counts of violating the espionage act, in addition to five counts of theft. If found guilty

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US Politician Blames White Culture For Crime Wave In White Communities

Are drunk driving, school shootings, glorification of Italian-American gang violence, child abuse and white-collar crime evidence of the crisis among Whites?

Edward Rhymes
Par Edward Rhymes

Former Republican Presidential candidate Jon Huntsman, during a recent speech, decided to dispense some tough love to a predominantly White audience when he voiced his concerns about the state of affairs in American White communities. "The epidemic of Whites students involved in drunk-driving incidents is deplorable," Huntsman said. He cited a CNN

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Cumulus May Give Hannity, Limbaugh The Ax

Cumulus Media, the second-largest broadcaster of radio stations in the U.S., plans to drop the high-profile personalities from its lineup.

Katie Rucke
Par Katie Rucke

Cumulus Media, the second-largest broadcaster of AM and FM radio stations in the U.S., plans to drop two high-profile personalities from its lineup by the end of the year: conservative pundits Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. If the highly rated conservative personalities are removed from the lineup, they will no longer be broadcast from the more

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