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NATO 3 Sentenced To 5-8 Years In Prison

Guilty on four counts and acquitted of five, the three men accused of attempting to disrupt the 2012 NATO summit were sentenced on Friday.

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese
Brent Vincent Betterly, Jared Chase, Brian Church

On Friday, Cook County prosecutors called for the NATO 3 -- the three men accused of attempting to disrupt the 2012 NATO summit in Chicago and ultimately convicted of possessing Molotov cocktails -- to be given a minimum of 14 years each in prison. In a 48-page sentencing memo from Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney Jack Blakey, Brian

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‘David Against Nuclear Goliaths’: Nation Wages Legal Fight ‘For All Humanity’

In addition to the suits filed Thursday in The Hague against the 9 nations, an additional suit specifically calling out the United States was filed in U.S. Federal District Court.

Andrea Germanos
By Andrea Germanos

In an unprecedented legal action, the small Pacific nation and former U.S. nuclear testing site of the Marshall Islands has filed lawsuits "on behalf of all humanity" at the International Court of Justice against the U.S. and 8 other nations for their "flagrant denial of human justice" by failing to work towards nuclear disarmament. The nations

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40 Years After Revolution, Portugal Is Angry

On the coup’s 40th anniversary Friday, the prevailing mood among the Portuguese is anger at how their government is now stripping away those cherished entitlements amid a financial crisis.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Portugal Remembering _Muha

LISBON, Portugal — Euphoria gripped Portugal during the 1974 Carnation Revolution, when junior army officers swept away a four-decade dictatorship. The almost bloodless coup brought what for the Portuguese were novelties — the right to vote, universal health care, public education, old-age pensions and labor rights. On the coup's 40th

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Right Scrambles Over Red-Hot Indictment Of Inequality And Capitalism

Krugman: ‘The right seems unable to mount any kind of substantive counterattack’ to Thomas Piketty’s new book.

Jon Queally
By Jon Queally
Banner at the 2012 Republican National Convention depicts Martin Luther King, Jr., and the quotation: "Today Capitalism has outlived its usefulness," in this August 28, 2012 photo. (Photo/Liz MC via Wikimedia Commons)

As a book by French economist Thomas Piketty has soared to the top of U.S. best seller lists and the public discourse surrounding inequality has popularized the once rare term "oligarchy" in recent weeks, the American rightwing appears flabbergasted about how to respond to the seemingly red-hot rise of the idea that modern capitalism has become a

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Germany Downplays Hopes Of Fast End To NSA Tension

Merkel’s spokesman, Steffen Seibert, noted Friday that she has said the issue of NSA surveillance can’t be resolved with one visit and so “concrete results in this area can’t be expected” from the Washington trip.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Clemens Binninger

BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman is downplaying prospects of resolving tensions over U.S. surveillance when the German leader visits Washington next week — a trip during which Ukraine's crisis and trans-Atlantic economic ties will be key issues. Merkel will meet President Barack Obama at the White House next Friday. Obama invited

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Getting Real With Long-Term Investments

Despite an historic bubble and bust cycle, many Americans still believe real estate is the best long-term investment option — but is it?

Erik Hare
By Erik Hare

The classic American dream of homeownership as the core of financial security isn't dead, despite a roller coaster ride through bubble and bust over the last few years. This is reflected in a Gallup poll conducted as part of an ongoing series through the recent financial crises. In March, Gallup asked 1,206 people, “Which of the following do you

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