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Bipartisan Approval for Targeted Killing of Suspected Terrorists

Republicans and Democrats give Attorney General Eric Holder's speech the thumbs up.

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| Wed Mar. 14, 2012 9:46 AM PDT
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Former Iran Captive Denounces Prison Cruelty—in America

Sarah Shourd spent a harrowing 14 months isolated in an Iranian cell—and wants an end to solitary confinement in her own country.

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| Wed Mar. 14, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Report: Plan B Access Limited in Native Communities

Emergency contraception is available over-the-counter in most of the US—but not on reservations, a Native women's group finds.

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| Tue Mar. 13, 2012 11:09 AM PDT

Pacific Island Nation Buys New Home

The Pacific island nation of Kiribati has bought land on a high island in Fiji to move their flooded populace if—when—needed this century.

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| Tue Mar. 13, 2012 10:44 AM PDT

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Iran War Watch: Syria Proxy War?

The head of the US Central Command says that the toppling of the Assad regime would be "the biggest strategic setback for Iran in 25 years." (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and others are inclined to agree.)

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| Mon Mar. 12, 2012 1:45 PM PDT

Book Review: House of Stone

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| Thu Mar. 8, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Mandatory Transvaginal Ultrasounds: Coming Soon to a State Near You

Virginia's new law provoked plenty of outrage, but there are plenty of others out there.

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| Mon Mar. 5, 2012 3:16 PM PST
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When the US Government Can Kill You, Explained

Attorney General Eric Holder lays out the legal defense of targeted killing.

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| Mon Mar. 5, 2012 3:07 PM PST
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Workers: Walmart Contractor Paid $3 to $4 an Hour

Lawsuit alleges fraudulent pay practices at three warehouses run exclusively for America's biggest retailer.

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| Mon Mar. 5, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Why Virginia's New Mandatory Ultrasound Law Still Sucks

The revised bill no longer requires women to be vaginally probed against their will. But it's still pretty bad.

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| Sat Mar. 3, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Mass Appeal to Governors: Don't Privatize Prisons

As Florida's Rick Scott looks to outsource 100,000-plus inmates, 60 groups plead for lockup alternatives.

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| Fri Mar. 2, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Chinese "Occupy" Obama's Google+ Page

When Chinese internet users realized they could access Google's social networking site, their first order of business was unusually political: messaging the US president.

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| Thu Mar. 1, 2012 11:05 AM PST
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"It's Just Not Right": The Failures of Alabama's Self-Deportation Experiment

What happens when outside agitators work with state politicians to pass the nation's most draconian anti-immigrant law yet? The Cotton State learned the hard way.

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| Thu Mar. 1, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Kris Kobach, Nativist Son

The legal mastermind behind the wave of anti-immigration laws sweeping the country.

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| Thu Mar. 1, 2012 4:00 AM PST

How Did Harsh Immigration Laws Spread to Your Statehouse?

Hint: The conservative American Legislative Exchange Council and legal experts like Kris Kobach had a lot to do with it.

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| Thu Mar. 1, 2012 4:00 AM PST

The Effects of Self-Deportation in Alabama

Photos from Birmingham, Alabama, where residents are experiencing the downside of anti-immigration bill HB 56

Photographs by David Walter Banks/Luceo Images

 | Thu Mar. 1, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Inside the Self-Deportation Movement

A Mother Jones analysis of the 164 state anti-immigration bills and the forces behind them.

Wed Feb. 29, 2012 3:49 PM PST

Obama (Mostly) Disregards Defense Authorization Bill's Military Custody Requirements

Obama says that on domestic military detention, he gets to make the call.

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| Wed Feb. 29, 2012 7:43 AM PST

Supermaxed Out: Adios to an Isolation Facility

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn aims to shutter the notorious Tamms prison—but it ain't a done deal.

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| Wed Feb. 29, 2012 4:00 AM PST

WikiLeaks Goes Inside Corporate America's Wannabe CIA

What do Coke, Goldman, the Marines, and the Knights of Columbus have in common? They all paid Stratfor to act as their own private intelligence agency.

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| Mon Feb. 27, 2012 2:42 PM PST