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Today in history: Musicians targeted in anti-Communist witch-hunt
June 22, 2012On June 22, 1950, renowned musicians/performers Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Lena Horne, Pete Seeger and Artie Shaw were labeled as suspected "Communist sympathizers" in the infamous publication "Red Channels."
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“Birther” charges so ridiculous, even Supreme Court refuses case
June 12, 2012The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal challenging President Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship. The high court is known as the most extremist right-wing court in modern times, dominated by five conservatives.
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Watergate was only one of Nixon’s five wars
June 11, 2012Forty years after the news of the Watergate burglary, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein take on certain historical revisionists who claim Watergate was nothing more than a misguided political caper.
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Study shows tea party not what it pretends to be
April 23, 2012Shedding some light on membership in the Tea Party Caucus in Congress.
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Rally counters far right in Denmark
April 2, 2012Five thousand people rallied in support of tolerance and diversity in Aarhus, Denmark, on March 31.
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