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National Security Whistleblowers Call For Repeal Of Patriot Act

Group charges that federal government’s ‘war on whistleblowers’ has shredded the US Constitution.

Lauren McCauley
Par Lauren McCauley
Photo of (left to right) Kirk Wiebe, Coleen Rowley, Raymond McGovern, Daniel Ellsberg, William Binney, Jesselyn Radack, and Thomas Drake. (Photo: Kathleen McClellan/ Government Accountability Project)

Photo of (left to right) Kirk Wiebe, Coleen Rowley, Raymond McGovern, Daniel Ellsberg, William Binney, Jesselyn Radack, and Thomas Drake. (Photo: Kathleen McClellan/ Government Accountability Project) Prominent national security whistleblowers are calling for the full repeal of the USA Patriot Act, charging that under that legislation

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The White House Correspondents Dinner Was Oozing With Hypocrisy

While there are many members of Congress who irrationally loathe Obama, the reality is that he has perpetuated war, violence, privacy violations and corporatism as much as any president before him.

Carey Wedler
Par Carey Wedler

President Obama brings out actor Keegan-Michael Key from “Key & Peele” to play “Luther, President Obama’s anger translator” during his remarks at White House Correspondents’ dinner Saturday night. (ANTIMEDIA) Washington, D.C. — Every year, the White House holds a White House Correspondents Dinner. It invites the press and a broad

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Chicago Cops Snap Suggestive Photos Of Dead Girl After Undressing Her

Pictures clearly show that cops removed Jessica Mejia’s body from the vehicle, undressed her and laid her naked body on a tarp. They then photographed the naked corpse which they disturbingly manipulated into odd poses.

Reagan Ali | Counter Current News
Par Reagan Ali | Counter Current News

(COUNTERCURRENTNEWS) Cook County Sheriffs deputies in Illinois are being sued for snapping creepy photos of 20-year-old Jessica Mejia’s body, after she was killed in a car accident. To make matters worse, the officers unclothed Mejia’s body before taking the pictures. The Chicago Tribune, has been shown the photos by the Mejia family. The photos

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Same-Sex Marriage Could Soon Be The Law Of the Land

Same-sex marriage could soon be the law of the land.

Associated Press
Par Associated Press
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas speaks to potential supporters at the Londonderry Fish and Game club in Litchfield, N.H.. For Democratic politicians, same-sex marriage has become an easy issue: They're for it. Many Republican VIPs, face a far more complicated landscape. Some of the most conservative contenders such as Cruz and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee _ are comfortable using forceful language in opposing gay marriage and railing against judges who have struck down state laws against it.

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas speaks to potential supporters at the Londonderry Fish and Game club in Litchfield, N.H.. For Democratic politicians, same-sex marriage has become an easy issue: They're for it. Many Republican VIPs, face a far more complicated landscape. Some of the most conservative contenders such as Cruz

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Baltimore Riots Raise Questions About Police Response

« We are going to be out in massive force, and that just means basically that we are going to be patrolling the streets and out to ensure that we are protecting property, »

Associated Press
Par Associated Press
A police officer throws an object at protestors, Monday, April 27, 2015, following the funeral of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. Gray died from spinal injuries about a week after he was arrested and transported in a Baltimore Police Department van.

A police officer throws an object at protestors, Monday, April 27, 2015, following the funeral of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. Gray died from spinal injuries about a week after he was arrested and transported in a Baltimore Police Department van. BALTIMORE  — National Guard troops fanned out through the city, shield-bearing police officers

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Why The US Is Arming Al-Qaida In Yemen

Whether it’s half-a-billion dollars in “lost” weaponry or arms and materiel sold directly to Saudi Arabia, one thing is clear: The U.S. is playing a major role in the chaos unravelling Yemen.

Catherine Shakdam
Par Catherine Shakdam
A man stands guard in a street in Sanaa, Yemen, after an al-Qaida attack. Al-Qaida has spread to operate in every province of the country of more than 25 million.

A man stands guard in a street in Sanaa, Yemen, after an al-Qaida attack.  Al-Qaida has spread to operate in every province of the country of more than 25 million. LONDON --- President Barack Obama told reporters in January that his administration remains intent on addressing terrorism in Yemen by opposing the threat posed by al-Qaida in the

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