Articles focusing on politics

Time stands still in Cook County Jail for some inmates

BY FRANK MAIN Article Reprint Accused rapist Andre Holmes has been locked up in the Cook County Jail for more than a decade — and he is still waiting to go to trial. Holmes, 48,

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The 10 Most Dangerous Cities In America In 2013

curiosityaroused.com Article Reprint Heading into 2013, the list of the 10 most dangerous cities in the US per capita didn’t include America’s largest cities. The most dangerous major American cities were Atlanta (26th), Baltimore (27th),

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Russia admits no new life form found in Antarctic lake

By Agence France-Presse Article Reprint Russian scientists on Saturday dismissed initial reports that they had found a wholly new type of bacteria in a mysterious subglacial lake in Antarctica. Sergei Bulat of the genetics laboratory

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Undercover agent sneaks past TSA at Newark Airport with ‘bomb’ in pants

By Stephen C. Webster Article Reprint Despite undergoing a pat-down search, a federal agent was able to sneak past Transportation Security Administration agents at Newark Airport last month  with a simulated explosive device in his

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FBI secretly requests data on thousands of Google users annually

http://rt.com Article Reprint Google has revealed receiving up to 999 national security letters a year asking for the private user data of thousands of people. The company said the FBI is authorized to make such

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In America, taxes are voluntary but if you choose to not pay, you’ll be forced to ‘voluntarily’ comply

By Madison Ruppert Article Reprint Hidden amongst the reams of reports about the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) scandal is one little  gem: in his testimony, the outgoing IRS Commissioner Steve Miller said that  America’s tax

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Calvin’s Undisputed Truth: “Your Government is in bed with the Banks; these Are The Real Crooks!”

Calvin Holloway Staff Writer When the first Declaration of Independence was formed it was formed to give the people the power to maintain the right to elect and dismiss Government officials. This mandate has been

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In Bakersfield, a muted response to beating by deputies

Since the May 8 beating of David Sal Silva, who later died, residents have remained largely silent while a public outcry grows elsewhere in the state. By Diana Marcum, Paul Pringle and Richard Winton Article

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