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  Death of FBI agents creates controversy: Two well-trained Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents who were involved in the killing of a Boston bombing suspe...
  FARC, Colombia agree on land reform: The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the government of Colombia have come to an agreement over land ref...
  
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  Israel probes blast near Lebanese border: Residents of northern town report hearing explosion after suspected mortar attack from southern Lebanon.
  Deal reached on land reform in Colombia: Colombian government and rebels say agreement to compensate those who lost land is a major breakthrough in peace talks.
  
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  Dispatch #1 from the Mussalaha Delegation to Syria...: “When can we go back?” This plaintive question of refugees since time immemorial was asked again of Nobel Peace L...
  Dispatch #2 from the Mussalaha Delegation to Syria: As I begin to compose this, I hear what sounds like artillery and rocket fire in the distance, mixed with occasional sma...
  
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  Protest in DC Denounces "Monsanto Protection...: One thousand rally as part of global protest against Monsanto's political power and its role in spreading GMO throughout...
  Global Protest Against Monsanto: In more than 400 cities protestors call for a ban in GMO food...
  
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  Reports call for more music and celebrations in Va...: Music Notes »Vancouver politicians will vote on staff recommendations to bring more music, booze, and yoga to city...
  Vision Vancouver commissioners advance motions on...: Straight Talk »Three Vision Vancouver commissioners have filed notices of motion for tomorrow night's (May 27) par...
  
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  The Story of Jude Mohammad: Why Was a U.S. Citizen...: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Congress on Wednesday that admitted for the first time that the Obama...
  As Guantánamo Hunger Strike Enters 107th Day, Dia...: We speak with CodePink co-founder Diane Wilson, who is on day 25 of a water-and-salt-only hunger strike in solidarity wi...
  
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  Ecosocialist resources, 31: Capitalism and climate-change; Alberta oil spills; EDF wrong on fracking; Anti-wind movement; U.S. groundwater losses...
  Terracide: Destroying the planet for profit: It's the biggest crime in history. Big Oil is deliberately making Earth uninhabitable, and getting rich doing it.
  
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  Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Exposes Dangers o...: The explosion that killed 14 at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas in April 2013 raises new concerns over OSHA funding an...
  Screen Propaganda, Hollywood and the CIA: Black Hawk Down, Zero Dark Thirty and Argo, those are only a few major recent productions showing how today’s movie in...
  
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  Support our membership drive and help us cover imp...: Join rabble.ca today to help support independent media in Canada. Who will tell the stories of democrati...
  Asbestos and unions in Laos: Labour news from the Asia Pacific region. Interview with Vilada Phomduangsy, a project officer for APHEDA Union Aid Abro...
  
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  Militarism and Sports – Part II (A Response): Militarism and Sports – Part II (A Response) Tyler Shipley A couple of years ago, I wrote a short article expressing m...
  Militarism and Sports – Part I (A Call): Militarism and Sports – Part I (A Call) Peter Miller and Daniel Lyder An oft-repeated opinion in the sports media...