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In Minnesota, Democratic Grandmas Gather Data About Their Neighbors
by Lois Beckett In Minnesota, Democratic volunteers scour their local newspapers each morning for letters to the editor with a political slant. They pay attention to the names of callers on radio...
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Everything We Know So Far About Drone Strikes
by Cora CurrierJan. 11, 2013: this post has been corrected.You might have heard about the “kill list.” You’ve certainly heard about drones. But the details of the U.S. campaign against militants in...
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How a Government Report Spread a Questionable Claim About Iran
by Justin ElliottSeveral media outlets reported this month on an alarming finding from a new U.S. government study: Iran’s intelligence ministry, as CNN put it, constitutes “a terror and assassination...
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Revealed: America’s Arms Sales To Bahrain Amid Bloody Crackdown
by Justin ElliottDespite Bahrain’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, the U.S. has continued to provide weapons and maintenance to the small Mideast nation.Defense Department documents...
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Where Congress Stands on Guns
by Lena GroegerIn the aftermath of the Newtown tragedy, President Obama on Wednesday will announce new national gun control measures. He has already urged members of Congress to do the same. Here is...
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Congressman Introduces Bill to Prod Administration on Fair Housing Enforcement
by Nikole Hannah-Jones As the nation prepares to celebrate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday Monday, Congressman Al Green, a Texas Democrat, has introduced a bill, for the fourth time, to...
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Support for Mumbai Terror Group Lands Chicagoan 14-Year Prison Term
by Sebastian RotellaUpdate (1/17): This story has been updated and expanded to reflect results of Tahawwur Rana's sentencing hearing. CHICAGO — A federal judge Thursday sentenced a Chicago immigration...
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Hacktivism: Civil Disobedience or Cyber Crime?
by Christie ThompsonWhen Reddit co-founder and internet freedom activist Aaron Swartz committed suicide last Friday, he was facing up to 13 felony counts, 50 years in prison, and millions of dollars...
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Four Graphs That Show How Democrats Predict Your Political Beliefs
by Lois BeckettWe wrote last week about Democratic volunteers in Minnesota who feed information about their neighbors into the party’s voter database. The data points they collect — like the campaign...
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Why 58 Representatives Who Voted for Hurricane Katrina Aid Voted Against Aid...
by Theodoric Meyer When Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, Congress passed two relief bills almost unanimously. But when it comes to Hurricane Sandy, some in Congress seem to have had a change of heart....
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TSA Removes X-Ray Body Scanners from Airports
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For Obama, More Prose than Poetry in Second Inaugural
by Richard TofelAs we did four years ago, we asked Richard Tofel, ProPublica’s president and author of a book on President Kennedy’s inaugural address, to provide instant analysis of today’s speech....
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Widely Cited Government Study on Iranian Spies ‘Pulled for Revisions’
by Justin Elliott An official with the Library of Congress says a widely cited but poorly sourced report his office did on Iran's intelligence ministry has been pulled from circulation. As we detailed...
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How the NRA Undermined Congress’ Last Push for Gun Control
by Joaquin SapienLast week, President Obama unveiled sweeping proposals on gun control, including a ban on military-style assault weapons, a reduction of ammunition magazine capacity and stiffer...
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The American Behind India’s 9/11—And How U.S. Botched Chances to Stop Him
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At Some Schools, Achievement Lags Behind Opportunity
by Jennifer LaFleurSome education experts say the opportunity to take advanced classes is critical to helping low-income students succeed later in life.But opportunity doesn’t always equal...
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The Best Reporting on What’s Wrong with Congress
by Theodoric MeyerBack in 2011, we rounded up some of the best stories about the 112th Congress, the least productive in decades. Since then, things seem to have gotten even worse. The 113th Congress...
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Judge Gives American 35 Years for Plotting Deadly Mumbai Terror Attack
by Sebastian RotellaJan. 24: This story has been updated and expanded with more information on David Coleman Headley and his sentencing hearing. CHICAGO — A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday...
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Message from Mexico: U.S. Is Polluting Water It May Someday Need to Drink
by Abrahm Lustgarten Mexico City plans to draw drinking water from a mile-deep aquifer, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. The Mexican effort challenges a key tenet of U.S. clean water...
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