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FBI reportedly joins Bachmann campaign finance probe
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Jon Karl makes things worse: He regrets “inaccurate” Benghazi email but says his story based on it “still entirely stands.” Really. ABC News?
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“Jodorowsky’s Dune”: The sci-fi classic that never was.
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Doug Henwood: Capitalism Thrives on Class Exploitation
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Paul Krugman’s right: Austerity kills. "In an economy where we’re all in the same boat, one person’s spending is another person’s income. So when the government cuts spending, it reduces people’s income, leading to less business, more unemployment, and a vicious spiral of slowing down the economy."
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