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FILE - In this May 2, 2011 file photo, White House counterterrorism chief John Brennan speaks at the White House in Washington. Millions of dollars in White House money has helped pay for New York Police Department programs that put entire American Muslim neighborhoods under surveillance. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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Archives for February 2012

BP, plaintiffs focus on Gulf oil spill settlement

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nearly two years after his brother Gordon was killed in the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, Chris Jones had planned to drive in from Baton Rouge with other relatives to attend the start of the federal trial over the nation’s worst offshore oil disaster. But Jones learned Sunday that a judge […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
In this April 21, 2010 photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, fire boat response crews spray water on the burning remnants of BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig. (AP Photo/US Coast Guard, File)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nearly two years after his brother Gordon was killed in the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, Chris Jones had planned to drive in from Baton Rouge with other relatives to attend the start of the federal trial over the nation's worst offshore oil disaster. But Jones learned Sunday that a judge had delayed the start of the

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Religion gets hip to Occupy: Noted theologian calls Occupy a “place for imagination”

(MintPress)—“I am worried about my future,” said Jessica Lange, a bright-eyed blonde sophomore pursuing a pre-law degree at Hamline University, a private liberal arts college in St. Paul, Minnesota. Lange, who aspires to go on to law school after graduating, wonders if she’ll be able to do so. Lange admitted she is worried about paying […]

Carissa Wyant
By Carissa Wyant

(MintPress)—“I am worried about my future,” said Jessica Lange, a bright-eyed blonde sophomore pursuing a pre-law degree at Hamline University, a private liberal arts college in St. Paul, Minnesota. Lange, who aspires to go on to law school after graduating, wonders if she’ll be able to do so. Lange admitted she is worried about paying for her

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Tea party impact has candidates wooing those on the far right

(MintPress) – President Barack Obama heard familiar attacks this week, most falling in the similar vein of his theorized alliance of radical Islamists and his association with the Muslim faith. It is a label that he has not been able shake away, with most recently Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich stoking the […]

Joey LeMay
By Joey LeMay
Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks during a campaign rally at the Sabbar Shrine Center, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, in Tucson, Arizona. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

(MintPress) – President Barack Obama heard familiar attacks this week, most falling in the similar vein of his theorized alliance of radical Islamists and his association with the Muslim faith. It is a label that he has not been able shake away, with most recently Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich stoking the

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Hundreds riot in Orlando streets, over new shoes

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — More than 100 sheriff’s deputies in riot gear broke up an out-of-control crowd waiting outside a mall to buy a limited edition Nike basketball shoe. Authorities say there were no injuries or arrests outside the Florida Mall late Thursday. The crowd began getting unruly as hundreds packed the parking lot, waiting […]

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By Associated Press
Police gather outside The Florida Mall in Orlando, Fla. late Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 after more than 100 sheriff's deputies in riot gear broke up an out-of-control crowd waiting to buy a new Nike basketball shoe at one of the stores. Authorities say there were no injuries or arrests outside the Florida Mall late Thursday. The crowd began getting unruly as hundreds packed the parking lot, waiting to buy the $220, limited-edition shoe that was timed to be released during the NBA All-Star Game in Orlando. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay)

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — More than 100 sheriff's deputies in riot gear broke up an out-of-control crowd waiting outside a mall to buy a limited edition Nike basketball shoe. Authorities say there were no injuries or arrests outside the Florida Mall late Thursday. The crowd began getting unruly as hundreds packed the parking lot, waiting to buy the

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St. Louis has become dumping ground for growing suburban homeless population

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sometimes the men emerge from out-of-town police cruisers that stop at homeless shelters and then quickly drive off. Others turn up still wearing gowns from suburban hospitals. Surrounding communities have long been accused of using downtown St. Louis as a dumping ground to dispose of homeless men with nowhere else to […]

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By Associated Press
A group of homeless people sit around the fire at their homeless encampment near the Mississipi river, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sometimes the men emerge from out-of-town police cruisers that stop at homeless shelters and then quickly drive off. Others turn up still wearing gowns from suburban hospitals. Surrounding communities have long been accused of using downtown St. Louis as a dumping ground to dispose of homeless men with nowhere else to go. But as

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Occupy protester’s tweets subpoenaed by NY district attorney

An Occupy Wall Street protester and prosecutors are tussling over his tweets, a clash that’s raising legal issues of privacy in an age of living online. The contest has sounded alarms among electronic privacy advocates, who see ominous overreaching in the Manhattan prosecutor’s efforts to subpoena tweets sent by a demonstrator facing a disorderly conduct […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
This picture shows a Twitter status update box. (Photo by Andy Melton)

An Occupy Wall Street protester and prosecutors are tussling over his tweets, a clash that's raising legal issues of privacy in an age of living online. The contest has sounded alarms among electronic privacy advocates, who see ominous overreaching in the Manhattan prosecutor's efforts to subpoena tweets sent by a demonstrator facing a

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