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U.S. allows states to legalize recreational marijuana within limits | David Ingram
WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) -- In a move marijuana advocates hailed as a historic shift, the Obama administration Thursday began giving U.S. states wide leeway to experiment with pot legalization ...
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Terms of Surrender | John Michael Greer
Aug. 28, 2013 (Archdruid Report) -- Today’s debates over hydrofracturing (“fracking”) oil-bearing shales, the theme of last week’s post, have dimensions that go well beyond the world of ritual ...
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The Politics of Death: Human Lives Devalued in the Middle East | Ramzy Baroud
Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 28, 2013 How many Egyptians have been killed since the January 2011 revolt? My pursuit for exact figures has proven to be futile. Various sources suggest all ...
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Syria: Another Western War Crime In The Making | Paul Craig Roberts
Aug. 26, 2013 (PaulCraigRoberts) -- Update: The war criminals in Washington and other Western capitals are determined to maintain their lie that the Syrian government used chemical weapons. Having ...
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Gangster State US/UK | Paul Craig Roberts
Aug. 21, 2013 (PaulCraigRoberts.org) -- On July 23, I wrote about how the United States reversed roles with the USSR and became the tyrant that terrifies the world. We have now had further ...
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NY Times Gasses its Own People, re: Syria | Mickey Z.
Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Aug. 29, 2013 “The propagandist’s purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.” - Aldous Huxley When ...
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U.S. Sees Multiday Syria Strikes as U.K. Goes to UN | Leon Mangasarian, Dana El Baltaji and Robert Hutton
Aug. 28, 2013 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. officials planning potential military strikes on Syria aren’t limited to a one-day operation, an administration official said, as the UN Security Council’s ...
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Author of 'Anti-Terrorism' Law Slams 'Unlawful' Abuse to Stifle Journalism | Sarah Lazare
Charles Falconer adds voice to chorus of criticism of government attempts to silence debate about vast secret surveillance programs Glenn Greenwald and David Miranda following Miranda's detention by ...
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S&P 500 Drops Most in 9 Weeks Amid Tension Over Syria | Nick Taborek and Lu Wang
Aug. 27, 2013 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks fell Tuesday, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index dropping the most since June 20, as growing tension over possible military action in Syria overshadowed a ...
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No War with Syria! | Bob Dreyfuss
A man inspects a site hit by what activists said were missiles fired by Syrian Air Force fighter jets loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, in eastern Syria, on August 21, 2013. (Photo: Reuters/Nour ...
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'Inhospitable Oceans' Acidifying at Rate Unseen in 250 Million Years (or Ever) | Jon Queally
New study shows oceans in peril as acidification is happening at rate perhaps never seen in planet's history (Photo: 'Rough Ocean'/Flickr/Jacqueline Fasser) Aug. 26, 2013 (Common Dreams) -- In both ...
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