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Archives for September 2012

Democrats Joining Super PAC Game In Big Way

(MintPress) – As activists and government watchdog organizations fight to get rid of large corporate campaign sponsors, the Democratic and Republican Parties are forging ahead with the help of a system that allows them to do just that. While Republicans had led the super Political Action Committee (PAC) and “social welfare organization” campaign advertisement movement, […]

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak
In this July 19, 2012 file photo, Jeffrey Katzenberg speaks in Redwood City, Calif. This presidential election is on track to cost nearly $2 billion, thanks to mountains of money flowing to both campaigns and independent, "super" political committees working on their behalf. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

(MintPress) – As activists and government watchdog organizations fight to get rid of large corporate campaign sponsors, the Democratic and Republican Parties are forging ahead with the help of a system that allows them to do just that. While Republicans had led the super Political Action Committee (PAC) and “social welfare organization” campaign

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A Welcome Ruling In Calif., But Room For Growth Within Student Protest Factions

(MintPress) – Peaceful student protesters earned a slight victory for their cause when 21 plaintiffs stemming from a pepper spraying incident at the University of California-Davis last November were awarded around $30,000 each. During the incident, students demonstrated against rising tuition costs at the school by interlocking arms and occupying a portion of campus. When campus police […]

Joey LeMay
By Joey LeMay
In this Nov. 18, 2011 file photo, University of California, Davis Police Lt. John Pike uses pepper spray to move Occupy UC Davis protesters while blocking their exit from the school's quad in Davis, Calif. (AP Photo/The Enterprise, Wayne Tilcock, File)

(MintPress) – Peaceful student protesters earned a slight victory for their cause when 21 plaintiffs stemming from a pepper spraying incident at the University of California-Davis last November were awarded around $30,000 each. During the incident, students demonstrated against rising tuition costs at the school by interlocking arms and occupying a

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Paralysis In The EPA Hindering Honest Fracking Debate

(MintPress) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its latest findings Wednesday in the ongoing debate over hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” Researchers found elevated levels of carcinogenic chemicals at two fracking wells in rural Wyoming. However, the numbers were not given further analysis, nor is there any determination as to whether these levels pose a […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels
In a Nov. 8, 2007 file photo, John Fenton and others examine neighbor Louis Meeks' water in Pavillion, Wyo., where federal officials indicated people shouldn't drink water from 40 wells in and around this central Wyoming farming and ranching community. (AP Photo/Casper Star-Tribune, Dustin Bleizeffer, File)

(MintPress) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its latest findings Wednesday in the ongoing debate over hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” Researchers found elevated levels of carcinogenic chemicals at two fracking wells in rural Wyoming. However, the numbers were not given further analysis, nor is there any determination

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The Power Of A Vote: Elections Have Consequences

A couple of weeks ago, I was with a group of students at an Obama rally. The lead speaker was Walter Mondale, now 84, who was vice president under Jimmy Carter and lost the 1984 presidential election to Ronald Reagan. While I was old enough to remember voting for Mondale for president, almost everyone else […]

John Nordin
By John Nordin
Former Vice President Walter Mondale addresses a crowded Minneapolis, Minn. Convention Center at a rally for Democratic Senatorial candidate Al Franken, Oct. 30, 2008. (Photo by Shawn T. Perry)

A couple of weeks ago, I was with a group of students at an Obama rally. The lead speaker was Walter Mondale, now 84, who was vice president under Jimmy Carter and lost the 1984 presidential election to Ronald Reagan. While I was old enough to remember voting for Mondale for president, almost everyone else in the room was young enough that they

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UN General Assembly: Obama In New York

(CHICAGO) — On Sept. 25, Obama addressed the U.N. General Assembly. Duplicity, imperial arrogance and belligerent were conspicuous. He began discussing U.S. ambassador Christopher Stevens. On Sept. 11, he was killed in Benghazi, Libya. Obama inverted truth like he always does. He claimed he went there last year to help Libyans “cope with violent conflict, […]

Stephen Lendman
By Stephen Lendman
President Barack Obama addresses the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

(CHICAGO) -- On Sept. 25, Obama addressed the U.N. General Assembly. Duplicity, imperial arrogance and belligerent were conspicuous. He began discussing U.S. ambassador Christopher Stevens. On Sept. 11, he was killed in Benghazi, Libya. Obama inverted truth like he always does. He claimed he went there last year to help Libyans "cope with

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Student Debt Stretches To Record 1 In 5 Households

With college enrollment growing, student debt has stretched to a record number of U.S. households — nearly 1 in 5 — with the biggest burdens falling on the young and poor. The analysis by the Pew Research Center found that 22.4 million households, or 19 percent, had college debt in 2010. That is double the […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
In this April 4, 2012, file photo, Scott Richards of Saint Anselm College looks over possible jobs during a career fair for college students in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)

With college enrollment growing, student debt has stretched to a record number of U.S. households — nearly 1 in 5 — with the biggest burdens falling on the young and poor. The analysis by the Pew Research Center found that 22.4 million households, or 19 percent, had college debt in 2010. That is double the share in 1989, and up from 15 percent

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