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Bachmann and Santorum spark furor over slavery, “family values”
July 14, 2011How much slack are voters likely to cut Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum for signing a racist, gay-bashing "family values" pledge as they pandered to the bigots in their campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination?
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Book Review: Fascism, war and struggle through one person’s eyes
July 13, 2011"In 1945, Germany and Japan surrendered and World War II ended ... Our stories must be heard and remembered."
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It’s ugly: Germany arms Saudi Arabia
July 12, 2011Media reports left two aspects unmentioned. The tank manufacturers profiting most from the deal, Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann and Rheinmetall, have always been generous in political donations. The other aspect is historical.
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The Republican Party and the big lies
July 7, 2011Modern Republicans reject every effective job plan and then blame Democrats for unemployment.
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The meaning of Blair Mountain
July 6, 2011Blair Mountain was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009, but coal operators pressed to have it removed in 2010.
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