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While you were sleeping: news from the empire


By Scott AbelmanIn case you missed them, here are some stories that may or may not make your blood boil.   Democracy Now! reported last week on an FBI raid from last October, as details into the killing of Detroit Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah became available: Read the full story

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RadioActive: Winter Solder – The Jeffrey Lucey Story


radioactive3RadioActive presents the testimonies of Kevin and Joyce Lucey from Winter Soldier 2008.  Their son, Jeffrey Lucey, killed himself after a tour of duty in Iraq. They address the current crisis in veteran mental health care.

 

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Gaza Protest Today and Free Film Online


20080209endgazasiege1361The group, We Refuse to Be Enemies, will hold a rally and march today in Hartford amid sub-freezing temperatures to demonstrate its condemnation of the actions in Gaza.  The group is targeting John Larson and the rest of the Connecticut legislative delegation for its support of the “AIPAC resolution,” endorsed by the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee, the main Israeli lobby Read the full story

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Record Profits For Big Oil


Exxon Mobil

The slumping economy has not affected Exxon Mobil, the largest of the large US oil companies.  AP Business reports that the petroleum giant “shattered its own record for the biggest profit from operations by a U.S. corporation, earning $14.83 billion in the third quarter.”  This adds to historic profits at the Irving, Texas based conglomerate.   For more details, click here.

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