Glenn Greenwald | Moazzam Begg
Arrest: Criminalizing Muslim Political Dissent
Glenn Greenwald and Murtaza Hussain, First Look
Greenwald and Hussain write: "Moazzam Begg, a native-born British citizen of Pakistani descent, spent three years incarcerated in the most notorious detention camps created in the post-9/11 'War on Terror': all without ever being charged with any crime."
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Glenn Greenwald and Murtaza Hussain, First Look
Greenwald and Hussain write: "Moazzam Begg, a native-born British citizen of Pakistani descent, spent three years incarcerated in the most notorious detention camps created in the post-9/11 'War on Terror': all without ever being charged with any crime."
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Judge Orders
Kentucky to Recognize Same-Sex Marriages From Other States
Amanda Holpuch, Guardian UK
Holpuch reports: "A federal judge on Thursday ordered Kentucky to immediately recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states."
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Amanda Holpuch, Guardian UK
Holpuch reports: "A federal judge on Thursday ordered Kentucky to immediately recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states."
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Armed Men Take
Control of Two Airports in Crimea
Andrew Higgins and Patrick Reevell, The New York Times
Higgins and Reevell report: "Amid fears of a Kremlin-backed separatist rebellion here against Ukraine's fledgling government, armed men in military uniforms took up positions at two Crimean airports as Ukraine's interior minister warned of 'a direct provocation,' but there was no sign of any violence."
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Andrew Higgins and Patrick Reevell, The New York Times
Higgins and Reevell report: "Amid fears of a Kremlin-backed separatist rebellion here against Ukraine's fledgling government, armed men in military uniforms took up positions at two Crimean airports as Ukraine's interior minister warned of 'a direct provocation,' but there was no sign of any violence."
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Christie Aide
Joked About Creating a Second Traffic Jam
Wesley Lowery, The Washington Post
Lowery reports: "The comments come as Christie prepares for a fundraiser in Boston Thursday night, and just hours after newly-released text messages show that top Christie aides joked about causing 'traffic problems' at the home of a New Jersey rabbi associated with the Port Authority - a new example of them jesting about using traffic construction as means of political retribution."
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Wesley Lowery, The Washington Post
Lowery reports: "The comments come as Christie prepares for a fundraiser in Boston Thursday night, and just hours after newly-released text messages show that top Christie aides joked about causing 'traffic problems' at the home of a New Jersey rabbi associated with the Port Authority - a new example of them jesting about using traffic construction as means of political retribution."
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Verizon CEO
Says You Should Pay More If You Use the Internet Too Much
Lauren C. Williams, ThinkProgress
Williams reports: "Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam closed out a Monday conference call with investors saying that true net neutrality, which promotes an open Internet where all online traffic is treated equally, means customers and companies that use more Internet should pay more."
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Lauren C. Williams, ThinkProgress
Williams reports: "Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam closed out a Monday conference call with investors saying that true net neutrality, which promotes an open Internet where all online traffic is treated equally, means customers and companies that use more Internet should pay more."
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West
Virginians Harvest Rainwater in Wake of Chem Spill
Molly Rusk, YES! Magazine
Rusk reports: "Some residents of the Kanawha Valley in West Virginia lost access to clean drinking water on January 9, when a coal-processing facility spilled roughly 10,000 gallons of crude MCHM - a chemical used to treat coal - into the Elk River and surrounding land. The spill affected the water supply for more than 300,000 people."
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Molly Rusk, YES! Magazine
Rusk reports: "Some residents of the Kanawha Valley in West Virginia lost access to clean drinking water on January 9, when a coal-processing facility spilled roughly 10,000 gallons of crude MCHM - a chemical used to treat coal - into the Elk River and surrounding land. The spill affected the water supply for more than 300,000 people."
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