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How A Comment on My Website Led Jason Leopold to Discover the Story of Abu Zubaydah’s Brother, Li...

andyworthington.co.uk — On Christmas Day 2008, a comment by someone identifying themselves as Hesham Abu Zubaydah was submitted on an article I had written many months ear... View in Crawl 4

So the FBI Sent Out an Agent to Check Up on My FOIA Request ...

truth-out.org — Early last year, I discovered that Abu Zubaidah, the first high-value detainee who was held in top-secret CIA black site prisons and brutally tortu... View in Crawl 4

The Obama Administration Supports the Troops In Deed as Well as Word

politicususa.com — The Obama administration is one hundred percent behind our troops in deeds, compassion, and policy that match their words.... View in Crawl 4

NRA Sets 1,000 Killed In School Shooting As Amount It Would Take For Them To Reconsider Much Of A...

theonion.com — FAIRFAX, VA—National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre said Monday that somewhere around 1,000 kids would have to d... View in Crawl 4

Big Fiscal Phonies

nytimes.com — Chris Christie proves that there are fake deficit hawks at the state level, too. View in Crawl 4

EXCLUSIVE: From Hopeful Immigrant to FBI Informant - The Inside Story of the Other Abu Zubaidah

truth-out.org — Meet the brother of the first high-value detainee: he came to the US to pursue the American dream, spent two years in an immigration jail following... View in Crawl 4

Silver Lining In Kent State’s Tragic Legacy: Safer Conditions For Occupy Protesters

newsjunkiepost.com — 42 years after one of the most tragic incidents on a college campus in American history, changes made as a result have resulted in a safer, though ... View in Crawl 4

Silver Lining In Kent State’s Tragic Legacy: Safer Conditions For Occupy Protesters

Those Revolting Europeans

nytimes.com — How dare the French and Greeks reject a failed strategy! View in Crawl 4

Those Revolting Europeans

GOP Voter Registration Fraud Likened to ‘Organized Crime’

politicususa.com — The California Republican Party is at it again. This time it’s Momentum Political Service in Sacramento, California, turning in thousands of invali... View in Crawl 4

GOP Voter Registration Fraud Likened to ‘Organized Crime’

Why We Regulate

nytimes.com — Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan Chase couldn’t make the reason clearer. View in Crawl 4

Why We Regulate

Koched Up Scott Walker Invents His Own Reality with Deceptive Jobs Numbers

politicususa.com — Scott Walker’s Wisconsin suffered record job losses as he faces recall, so Walker decided that he didn’t like the measurement used. He wanted to te... View in Crawl 4

Koched Up Scott Walker Invents His Own Reality with Deceptive Jobs Numbers

Apocalypse Fairly Soon

nytimes.com — As Europe jogs toward its endgame, the euro could still be saved. But that would require major changes from European leaders. View in Crawl 4

Apocalypse Fairly Soon

Why I Wrote "Solidarity Forever"

iww.org — In the pantheon of American labor history there is a very special place for Ralph Chaplin, the man and his work. As the poet laureate of the Indust... View in Crawl 4

Why I Wrote "Solidarity Forever"

New York judge writes impassioned defense of medical marijuana

guardian.co.uk — In a New York Times opinion piece, a sitting state supreme court judge writes of his cancer and the palliative drug he depends on View in Crawl 4

New York judge writes impassioned defense of medical marijuana

California Dreamin’ of Big Campaign Dollars and a Democratic House

politicususa.com — A turnover of as little as 5 or 6 house seats in California could mean that Democrats once again control the House of Representatives. View in Crawl 4

California Dreamin’ of Big Campaign Dollars and a Democratic House
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Jason Leopold (jason@truthout.org) is an investigative reporter and the deputy managing editor of truthout.org. He is also the co-founder and editor-at-large of The Public Record (www.pubrecord.org). His memoir, News Junkie, was a Los Angeles Times bestseller. Visit www.newsjunkiebook.com for a preview. los angeles
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