Raw Story
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The Raw Story (often shortened to Rawsto) is a progressive Internet news publication founded by John K. Byrne and later joined by Larisa Alexandrovna. Rawstory is known primarily for its investigative reporting, but also provides hourly updates of news gathered from around the globe. The duo of Byrne and Alexandrovna (who is known as LaLa in the blogosphere) have produced extensive original pieces and have cultivated a large readership. Raw Story claim that their "reporting has been referenced by the New York Times, the Guardian, L.A. Weekly, the New York Post, the Toronto Star, The ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Ron Paul tells Piers Morgan only ‘honest rape’ merits abortion
David Ferguson / The Raw Story: Ron Paul tells Piers Morgan only ‘honest rape’ merits abortion — In an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan, Republican presidential ...via Memeorandum -
Boehner’s office cuts off C-SPAN cameras as GOP takes verbal beating
A strange thing happened Wednesday morning on Capitol Hill. As Rep. Stenny Hoyer (D-MD) attempted to call for a vote to extend a payroll tax cut to middle class and working ...via Dan Gillmor -
Pittsburgh shooter was fan of online conspiracy theories
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Krugman: ‘Only fools and clowns’ believe Republican ideology
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman says that Newt Gingrich is just the latest of the “fools and clowns” in the Republican presidential race to become a frontrunner. ...via Dave Winer -
New York cops defy order to arrest hundreds of ‘Occupy Albany’ protesters
Occupy Albany protesters in New York’s capital city received an unexpected ally over the week: The state and local authorities. According to the Albany Times Union, New York ...via Jon Mitchell (t) -
Livestream: ‘Occupy Chicago’ waits for police raid
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DirecTV may pull plug on Fox shows
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Santorum: ‘I’ll die’ to stop same sex marriages
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is deadly serious about stopping gays from getting married. Earlier this week, the former Pennsylvania senator told Caffeinated ...via Mark Pegrum (t) -
Failed banker-turned Republican Senate candidate in Texas funds End-the-Occupation website
Leppert states /They possess a false sense of entitlement/ and that allegation may just produce a round of laughter from the occupied streets of New York all the way to his ... -
200,000-member labor union votes to support ‘Occupy Wall Street’
The New York Transit Workers Union (TWU) voted to support the Wall Street Protestors at their meeting last night. The TWU has four main divisions: Railroad; Gaming; Airline; ...via Seth Roberts Farber (t)



