DemocracyNOW: As Wells Fargo is Accused of Fabricating Foreclosure Papers, Will Banks Keep Escaping Prosecution?

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As Wells Fargo is Accused of Fabricating Foreclosure Papers, Will Banks Keep Escaping Prosecution? A new internal report says the Justice Department massively overstated its successes in targeting mortgage fraud while in fact ranking it as a low priority for investigation. The Justice ... Read More →

Scott Olsen, U.S. Vet Nearly Killed by Police Beanbag at Occupy Oakland, Settles Lawsuit with City Scott Olsen survived two tours in Iraq but almost died when he was hit with a police projectile at an Occupy Oakland protest in 2011. He was hospitalized in critical condition with a fractured ... Read More →

As Surveillance Costs Fall, Could the NSA Gain Ability to Record & Replay Every Call, Everywhere? The latest disclosures from Edward Snowden show the National Security Agency is recording every single phone call made in an undisclosed foreign country. A surveillance system called ... Read More →

Russia, U.S. Trade Sanctions over Ukraine; EU Leaders Sign Deal with Ukraine Gov’t

Afghanistan: AFP Reporter Among Dead in Wave of New Year’s Attacks

Reid Orders Probe of Senate Computers After Reports of CIA Spying

Report: U.S. Boycotts Talks on Drone Strikes in Geneva

Turkey Attempts to Block Twitter, Causing Twitter to Erupt

Report: Groups Descended from Right-Wing Death Squads Slaughtering Residents of Colombian City

Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, Removed by President

Texas: Hunger-Striking Immigrants in Private Prison Report Retaliation

Top U.S. Army General Avoids Prison Time in Sexual Assault Case

Former Navy Football Player Acquitted of Sexual Assault

Florida Executes 5th Prisoner Using Controversial Drug Method

North Carolina: Duke Energy Cited for Dumping 61 Million Gallons of Toxic Waste