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Archives for July 2016

Fact Checking Speeches At The DNC

It’s hot out there, politically speaking, with Hillary Clinton’s convention going full steam and Donald Trump refusing to stay quiet while Democrats put on their big show. Reality is sometimes getting warped in the process.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
President Barack Obama waves to the delegates before speaking during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Wednesday, July 27, 2016.

WASHINGTON -- It's hot out there, politically speaking, with Hillary Clinton's convention going full steam and Donald Trump refusing to stay quiet while Democrats put on their big show. Reality is sometimes getting warped in the process. A look at some claims Wednesday and how they compare with the facts, on a day packed with a lengthy news

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GOP Attacks Clinton VP Pick For Marine Pin Honoring His Son

“[Tim Kaine] wears a Honduras flag pin on his jacket but no American flag,” the state party tweeted as he was speaking. “Shameful.”

McClatchy News
By McClatchy News
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, accompanied by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks at a rally at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va., Thursday, July 14, 2016. Kaine has been rumored to be one of Clinton's possible vice president choices.

When Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine addressed the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia Wednesday night, the North Carolina GOP thought it quickly spotted something wrong. “[Tim Kaine] wears a Honduras flag pin on his jacket but no American flag,” the state party tweeted as he was speaking. “Shameful.” There was

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Disturbing Video Shows Violent Arrest Of Black Teacher For Speeding

““I’ve become fearful to live my life. I would rather stay home. I’ve become afraid of the people who are supposed to protect me and take care of me.”

Brianna Acuesta
By Brianna Acuesta
Read More: http://www.trueactivist.com/watch-video-shows-cop-violently-arresting-black-teacher-for-speeding. (Photo: Rodolfo Gonzalez)

It’s been over a year since the incident, but Breaion King is still haunted by her encounter with police after she was pulled over for speeding. The video of her arrest has just recently been released to the public and went viral because of the unnecessary violence used by the police officer. Officer Bryan Richter seemed reasonable enough at the

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Ex-CIA Chief Leon Panetta Chief Shouted Down At DNC

Leon Panetta shouted down by anti-war protesters at Democratic convention.

The Guardian
By The Guardian
Leon Panetta at DNC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCJuXx6Goq8 Democratic delegates drowned out the former defense secretary Leon Panetta with a chant of “no more war” on Wednesday night, prompting convention organisers to turn the lights out in their section of the Wells Fargo arena and the protesters to light it themselves using cellphones. The former

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Police Raid Protest Camp In Minnesota, Nearly 70 Arrested

Demonstrators have been camping outside the governor’s residence since July 7, a day after Philando Castile, a black man, was shot and killed by a suburban police officer during a traffic stop.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Joshua Lawrence is arrested by St. Paul police after protesters refused to move from in front of the Governor's residence on Summit Ave. in St. Paul, Minn. on Tuesday, July 26, 2016.

ST. PAUL, Minn.  — Nearly 70 people have been arrested as officers cleared demonstrators from the street in front of the Minnesota governor's mansion, police in St. Paul said Wednesday. Demonstrators have been camping outside the governor's residence since July 7, a day after Philando Castile, a black man, was shot and killed by a suburban

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Panama Papers: Offshore Firm Helped Billionaires Plunder Africa

The plunder of Africa is only the tip of the iceberg, said the investigation: in total, more than 1,400 companies involved in resource extraction were listed in the Mossack Fonseca files.

teleSUR
By teleSUR
A marquee of the Arango Orillac Building lists the Mossack Fonseca law firm, in Panama City, Monday, April 4, 2016. Panama's president says his government will cooperate "vigorously" with any judicial investigation arising from the leak of a vast trove of information on the offshore financial dealings of the world's rich and famous. An international coalition of media outlets Sunday published investigations it said stemmed from the leak of 115 million records kept by the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca on behalf of clients. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

Mossack Fonseca, the offshore law firm at the heart of the Panama Papers leak, helped politicians, their families and businessmen rob Africa of billions of dollars, according to a new investigation. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, which published the leak along with dozens of international media, found that 44 of 54

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