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Smackdown: ACLU Calls Out Private Prison Giant
Posted from Political Mojo | Mother Jones 8 days ago
The American Civil Liberties Union has invited the leader of the nation's largest private prison enterprise, Corrections Corporation of America, to a public debate on the merits of prison privatization. The organization's May 8 letter to CEO Damon T. Hininger notes that CCA "has repeatedly critici... (original story)
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Report: MEK to Be Taken off US Terror List
Posted from Political Mojo | Mother Jones 8 days ago
Months of lobbying by prominent Democrats and Republicans and an assist from a high-powered lobbying firm that specializes in sanitizing the records of dictators seem to have paid off for Mujahideen-e-Khalq. The Obama administration is preparing to remove the Iranian exile group fro... (original story)
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California’s Day of Reckoning
Posted from Truthdig: Drilling Beneath ... 8 days ago
California Gov. Jerry Brown has embraced austerity as the solution to the state’s economic problems, and his updated budget plan contains plenty of pain for most everyone as it cuts deeply into social programs. —ARK The Independent: Welfare payments, healthcare for the poor, and benefi... (original story)
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Black Folks Not Quite Ready to Vote GOP Over Marriage Equality
Posted from Political Mojo | Mother Jones 8 days ago
Black people aren't willing to jettison their multigenerational aversion to the Republican Party over President Barack Obama's embrace of marriage equality, according to the latest poll from Pew. About half of Americans (52 percent) say Obama's marriage stance didn't affect their view of him... (original story)
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USS Freedom, Navy's $600M Showcase Ship, Springs Some Leaks
Posted from Political Mojo | Mother Jones 8 days ago
USS Freedom, gathering rust: US Navy/Ken Mierzejewski Note to future admirals and members of Congress: If you're going to name a ship Freedom, you'd better make darn sure it's seaworthy. According to an internal report, the US Navy's latest greatest toy, the USS Freedom, poses a "h... (original story)
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New Obama Ad Blasts Romney As a Job-Killing "Vampire"
Posted from Political Mojo | Mother Jones 8 days ago
Mitt Romney knew his past at private equity firm Bain Capital would come under assault in the general election, as it did during the primary campaign. And now, with Romney the GOP's presumptive nominee, the attacks have begun. President Obama's campaign is out with two new, hard-hitting television... (original story)
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Hot Scoop: "Obama Didn't Write His Own Love Letters"
Posted from Political Mojo | Mother Jones 8 days ago
On the vast list of right-wing conspiracy theories about President Obama—he's Malcolm X's illegitimate son; he was photoshopped into the iconic Situation Room photo; his memoir was ghost-written by Bill Ayers; he's people!—this new bit of muckraking from conspiracy cauldron WorldN... (original story)
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This Week in Dark Money
Posted from Political Mojo | Mother Jones 8 days ago
A quick look at the week that was in the world of political dark money... Hoosier (super-PAC) daddy?: Tea party candidate Richard Mourdock unseated six-term Sen. Richard Lugar in this week's Republican primary in Indiana, thanks in no small part to super-PACs. As iWatch News' Michael Beckel repor... (original story)
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Paul Volcker and His Rule
Posted from Truthdig: Drilling Beneath ... 8 days ago
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon may be less concerned with the actual $2 billion his bank lost than the credence it lends to calls for tougher regulation. Related Entries May 16, 2012 Bill Maher on ‘Conan’: Obama Not First Gay President May 15, 2012 GOP Candidate’s Photo Depicts... (original story)
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Arizona Still Vulnerable to Sustainabilty
Posted from Political Mojo | Mother Jones 8 days ago
Arizona failed to pass a proposed law this week that would have formally banned the state from undertaking sustainability measures. You know, just in case anyone there should ever think about doing that in the future. The bill is the latest generated by state lawmakers concerned that the UN is sta... (original story)
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