Deirdre Fulton

Voting Problems Plague High-Stakes Primary Day In New York

Some precincts opened two hours later than they were supposed to, while some would-be voters’ names couldn’t be found on registration lists.

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By Deirdre Fulton
Hillary Clinton supporters who couldn't get into a Women for Hillary event listen and watch from behind a press riser in the back of a ballroom, as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign stop a day ahead of the New York primary, Monday, April 18, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Amid charges of voting machine mishaps and names purged from voter rolls, New Yorkers cast their ballots Tuesday in high-stakes Democratic and Republican primaries—those who were able to, at least. The results in New York's closed primary could define the rest of the race, putting the Empire State in the rare campaign spotlight. And the glare

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Clinton and Sanders Back Saudi 9/11 Bill, But Who Has Read ‘Missing 28 Pages’?

In supporting Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, both Democratic candidates are breaking with President Barack Obama

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By Deirdre Fulton
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal, right, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, center, and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Hamad Al-Sabah, left, stand together prior to a group photo

Ahead of the New York presidential primary, both Democratic candidates are breaking with the Obama administration to declare their support for a bill that would allow Americans to sue the government of Saudi Arabia for any role it may have played in the 9/11 terror attacks. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton both issued statements Sunday night

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UC Davis Spent $175,000 In An Attempt To Scrub This Story From The Internet

Documents reveal university contracted with firm to “clean up” the school’s online reputation after November 2011 pepper-spraying of students.

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By Deirdre Fulton
University of California, Davis Police Lt. John Pike uses pepper spray to move Occupy UC Davis protesters(AP Photo/The Enterprise, Wayne Tilcock)

University of California, Davis, officials spent $175,000 to "clean up" the school's online reputation after the November 2011 pepper-spraying of students resulted in a barrage of negative attention. The Sacramento Bee reported the news on Wednesday, citing documents revealed in response to requests filed last month under the California Public

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Despite Panama Papers, EU Pitching Another Tax Evasion ‘Smokescreen’

‘The Commission has once more taken the side of tax dodging multinationals against the European public.’

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By Deirdre Fulton
People protest in front of Parliament building in Reykjavik, Iceland, Tuesday April 5, 2016. The leak of millions of records on offshore accounts claims its first high-profile victim as Iceland's prime minister resigns amid outrage over revelations he used such a shell company to conceal a conflict of interest. (AP Photo/David Keyton)

The European Commission's attempt to crack down on corporate tax evasion "is a smokescreen that will not stop multinationals dodging their taxes," the UK-based social justice organization War on Want declared Tuesday. The proposal put forth by the Commission on Tuesday would require large companies—those whose annual revenue exceeds €750 million

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‘Deplorable’: Refugees Face Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets At Greece-Macedonia Border

‘A pregnant woman came into the clinic with her two children; she was close to the border when tear gas was used, people started to run, she fell down.’

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By Deirdre Fulton
A migrant man throws a can of the tear gas back toward Macedonian police during a protest at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece, Sunday, April 10, 2016. Thousands of migrants protested at the border and clashed with Macedonian police. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)

Following reports that hundreds of refugees and migrants—including women and children—were wounded on Sunday when Macedonian police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at crowds on the Greek side of the border, protesters marched in the small village of Idomeni on Monday, highlighting what one human rights expert described as an "absurd humanitarian

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Latest Leak Confirms TTIP a ‘Serious Threat to Democracy as We Know It’

Document shows how TTIP will facilitate big business influence—and U.S. influence—on lawmaking, says corporate watchdog.

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By Deirdre Fulton

EU member states and the European Parliament will be "sidelined" in favor of big business and U.S. interests should the TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) go through, according to a leaked document revealed Friday. The leak, of the corporate-friendly trade deal's draft chapter on "regulatory cooperation" between the EU and

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Death Row Exoneree Confronts Clinton On Death Penalty Stance

Ricky Jackson, an Ohio man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 39 years, asked Clinton defend her stance on the death penalty at Sunday’s town hall.

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By Deirdre Fulton
Upon being freed in 2014, Ricky Jackson (right) had served more time in prison than any other inmate in the U.S. who has been exonerated. (Photo: Screenshot/CNN)

Presidential contender Hillary Clinton was forced to defend her stance on the death penalty at Sunday night's Democratic town hall in Ohio, after being confronted on the issue by a man wrongfully imprisoned for 39 years. The man was Ricky Jackson, who, upon being freed in 2014, had served more time in prison than any other inmate in the U.S. who

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