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Romney's "47 Percent" Blunder Reveals the Hidden Heart of His
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t r u t h o u t | 10.09
Romney's "47 Percent" Blunder Reveals the Hidden Heart of His Agenda
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12012-romneys-47-percent-blunder-reveals-the-hidden-heart-of-his-agenda
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How Speculating on Prisons Leads to Mass Incarceration
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11965-is-corrections-corporation-of-america-about-to-embark-on-another-round-of-prison-speculation
Christopher Petrella, Truthout: Corrections Corporation of America (CCA)'s potential Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) conversion is not its first foray into this form: The last round resulted in prison speculation and huge financial losses for outsider investors.
At Least Five Pennsylvania Counties Still Falsely Tell Voters They Need ID to Vote
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12002-at-least-five-pennsylvania-counties-still-falsely-tell-voters-that-they-need-id-to-vote
Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress: Five Pennsylvania counties have failed to update voter information on their websites to reflect a court order that suspended most of Pennsylvania's voter ID law.
Will Florida Execute a Psychotic Man Who Thinks He Is the "Prince of God?"
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12011-will-florida-execute-a-psychotic-man-who-thinks-he-is-the-prince-of-god
Rania Khalek, Truthout: Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Florida courts are pushing to execute an elderly prisoner despite multiple diagnoses by state-appointed psychiatrists stating that he is incompetent.
Citizen Diplomacy in Pakistan's Tribal Areas: "You Are Welcome!"
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12019-citizen-diplomacy-in-pakistans-tribal-areas-you-are-welcome
Medea Benjamin and Robert Naiman: An American peace delegation that went to Pakistan to protest US drones connected with people in tribal areas who "haven't seen Americans in 10 years, since the start of the 'global war on terror.'"
We All Lose Out on Great Media When Racial and Sexual Diversity Is Lacking
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12004-we-all-lose-out-on-great-media-when-racial-and-sexual-diversity-is-lacking
Justin Hall and Anne Elizabeth Moore, Truthout: Who is keeping comics from exploring the racial, sexual, and gender diversity we know exists in the world? Anne Elizabeth Moore discussed this question with award-winning cartoonist Justin Hall who was invited to illustrate this latest segment of Ladydrawers.
Walmart Warehouse Workers Declare Victory
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12006-walmart-warehouse-workers-declare-victory
Curtis Black, Newstips: Striking warehouse workers at a Walmart distribution center in Illinois have succeeded in ending retaliation against employees for organizing. The warehouse workers believe that Walmart hoped to insulate itself from responsibility for abuses by using subcontractors.
It's Not About Religion: A Conversation with Gregory Harms
http://truth-out.org/news/item/11967-its-not-about-religion-a-conversation-with-author-and-middle-east-expert-gregory-harms
David Masciotra, Truthout: This conversation about Gregory Harms' new book places responsibility for US foreign policy on the US population - even as it undresses the propaganda that distorts Americans' perception of the people in the Middle East and turns them against Muslims at home.
Overwrought Empire: The Discrediting of US Military Power
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12013-overwrought-empire-the-discrediting-of-us-military-power
Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch: Despite being a visibly overextended empire, Washington lawmakers are on autopilot when it comes to choosing the military as a first response to global problems.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: United Nations Calls for a New Social Safety Net for World's Poor, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12017-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-united-nations-calls-for-a-new-social-safety-net-for-worlds-poor-and-more
In today's On the News segment: The International Monetary Fund cut its growth forecasts for the world economy, United Nations is calling for a new social safety net for the world's poor, tens of thousands of Greek demonstrators took to the streets today to protest their financial overlord, and more.
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http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12003-delusion-and-negligence-the-two-party-system-in-the-us
P.L. Thomas, The Daily Censored: The partisan public who is bickering in this faux-battle are the ones who've lost the presidential debate.
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Paul Krugman Blasts Media Over Presidential Debate: Press Can't "Handle Flat-Out Untruths"
Read the Article at The Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/07/paul-krugman-media-debate-reaction_n_1946360.html
Ex-Powell Aide on Romney's Foreign Policy Team: "These People Make Me Sick"
Read the Article at MSNBC
http://leanforward.msnbc.com/_news/2012/10/08/14302340-ex-powell-aide-on-romneys-foreign-policy-team-these-people-make-me-sick
What a Principled Counterattack Against the GOP Would Look Like
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Mitt Romney and the Pretense of Truth
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Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17566-five-financial-reasons-republicans-will-turn-middle-class-into-indentured-servants
WI Gov. Scott Walker Subpoenaed in Former Staffer's Trial
Read the Article at the Wisconsin Law Journal
http://wislawjournal.com/2012/10/08/walker-subpoenaed-in-former-staffers-trial/
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=GLZChszibEmEA0T%2FhzhHAY0hNBwa5Nh3"><strong>Overwrought Empire: The Discrediting of US Military Power</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch:</strong> Despite being a visibly overextended empire, Washington lawmakers are on autopilot when it comes to choosing the military as a first response to global problems.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=xzKhtZfHBcEFnv7NA3rCCo0hNBwa5Nh3"><strong>On the News With Thom Hartmann: United Nations Calls for a New Social Safety Net for World's Poor, and More</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>In today's On the News segment:</strong> The International Monetary Fund cut its growth forecasts for the world economy, United Nations is calling for a new social safety net for the world's poor, tens of thousands of Greek demonstrators took to the streets today to protest their financial overlord, and more.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=XZ7f8zwKA4k7ZaUrfRPK340hNBwa5Nh3"><strong>Watch the Video and Read the Transcript</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Sw8X1G4KanPgjk%2B1LlX4H%2FXXcc1Mn%2Bhg"><strong>Delusion and Negligence: The Two-Party System in the US</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>P.L. Thomas, The Daily Censored:</strong> The partisan public who is bickering in this faux-battle are the ones who've lost the presidential debate.</p>
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