End the WikiLeaks Witch Hunt: Julian Assange’s Full Address from the Ecuadorean Embassy; Tariq Ali, Ex-U.K. Ambassador Craig Murray Praise Ecuador for Granting Asylum to Julian Assange; Solidarity Protests Held Worldwide After Russian Court Sentences Pussy Riot Members to 2-Year Term; “Nonprofits” Tied to Karl Rove, Koch Brothers Spend Millions on Elections and Call it Public Welfare.
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August 20, 2012
Julian Assange Calls on U.S. to End “War on Whistleblowers”
U.S. Drone Strikes Kill 13 in Pakistan
Last U.N. Monitors Withdraw from Syria
Obama, Ryan Trade Barbs on Medicare Plans
Ryan Backed Stimulus Spending in 2002
GOP Senate Candidate Says Women Can Avoid Pregnancy in “Legitimate Rape”
Kansas Prosecutors Drop Planned Parenthood Case
Striking Miners Face Deadline Days After Mass Slaying
Afghan Officer Kills 2 U.S. Soldiers
Gov’t Forces Kill Young Protester in Bahrain