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May 23, 2012- Egypt Holds Landmark Presidential Elections
- IAEA, Iran Approach Deal Ahead of Baghdad Talks
- U.S. Drone Strike Kills 4 in Pakistan
- Tens of Thousands Protest Education Cuts in Spain
- Estimated 400,000 Protest on Quebec Student Strike’s 100th Day
- Former U.S.-Backed Guatemalan Dictator Faces 2nd Genocide Trial
- CBO: U.S. Could Face Recession in 2013
- Regulators Confirm Probes of JPMorgan Chase over $3 Billion Loss
- Senate Panel Votes to Extend Gov’t Surveillance Powers
- Court Upholds $3.4 Billion Settlement over Native American Land Trusts
- Pakistani Doctor Who Aided CIA in Bin Laden Search Sentenced to 30 Years
- Bomb Plot Targeting Uribe Foiled in Argentina
- Morgan Stanley Faces Questions over Facebook Offering
- NATO Approves Deal for Afghan Transition
- NATO Fails to End Dispute on Pakistani Supply Line
- Anti-NATO Protesters Target Boeing, Obama Campaign HQ
- Official: Drone Standards Show "How Easy It Has Become to Kill Someone"
- NATO Reaches $1.7 Billion Deal for New Drones
- Iraq Buys U.S. Drones to Monitor Oil Reserves
- Catholic Groups File Suit over Contraception Rule
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair Resigns After Clash with Industry
- Video Shows Israeli Soldiers Allowing Settlers to Shoot Palestinians
- Student Protests Continue in Quebec After Hundreds Arrested
- Study: Half of People Falsely Convicted Are Black
- Rutgers Student Gets 30-Day Sentence in Gay Bullying Case
- Supreme Court to Hear Electronic Surveillance Case
- States Support Montana Campaign Finance Law
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May 23, 2012-
Egypt Votes: Sharif Abdel Kouddous Reports from Cairo on Historic Post-Mubarak Election
A historic election is underway as Egyptians head to the polls for the first presidential election since their ouster of Hosni Mubarak. For the first time in the country’s history,... -
"So Rich, So Poor": Peter Edelman on Ending U.S. Poverty & Why He Left Clinton Admin over Welfare Law
Census data shows nearly one in two Americans live in poverty, and now the Congressional Budget Office warns things could soon get worse if President Obama and Congress remain at an impasse...
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- NATO Approves Deal for Afghan Transition
- NATO Fails to End Dispute on Pakistani Supply Line
- Anti-NATO Protesters Target Boeing, Obama Campaign HQ
- Official: Drone Standards Show "How Easy It Has Become to Kill Someone"
- NATO Reaches $1.7 Billion Deal for New Drones
- Iraq Buys U.S. Drones to Monitor Oil Reserves
- Catholic Groups File Suit over Contraception Rule
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair Resigns After Clash with Industry
- Video Shows Israeli Soldiers Allowing Settlers to Shoot Palestinians
- Student Protests Continue in Quebec After Hundreds Arrested
- Study: Half of People Falsely Convicted Are Black
- Rutgers Student Gets 30-Day Sentence in Gay Bullying Case
- Supreme Court to Hear Electronic Surveillance Case
- States Support Montana Campaign Finance Law
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan. Veterans of the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan are now challenging the occupation of Chicago. This week, NATO is holding the largest meeting in its 63-year history there. Protests and rallies will confront the two-day summit, facing off against a massive armed police and military presence.
In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]
