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Kucinich proposes public financing to overturn Citizens United

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH). Photo: AFP.

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) introduced a constitutional amendment to the U.S. House on Thursday that would overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in Citizens United v. the Federal Elections Commission.

CITIES UNITED AGAINST CITIZENS UNITED

Portland, ME: End corporate personhood

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The city of Portland, Maine joined other cities across the nation in supporting an amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolishing corporate personhood.

IT HAPPENED HERE

Jude Law: News Corp. hacked me on U.S. soil

Actor Jude Law poses at film screening (AFP)

Actor Jude Law has confirmed what many have suspected: Rupert Murdoch’s news empire extended its phone hacking to U.S. soil.

TANGO DOWN

‘Anonymous’ crashes Justice.gov after FBI shuts down MegaUpload

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“Anonymous” took credit for crashing the websites of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Universal Music Group on Thursday after the FBI shut down one of the most popular file sharing websites, MegaUpload.com.

PROTECT IP ACT

Senate Democrats hold fast to anti-piracy bill

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), chief beneficiary in the Senate of special interest money supporting the Protect IP Act (PIPA). Photo: Flickr user JRockefellerIV.

By all accounts, the Internet’s first politically motivated mass work-stoppage on Wednesday was a rousing success, and so far 13 U.S. Senators have flipped their stance on pending anti-piracy legislation that critics say would severely harm the freedom of speech online.

NEWT KINGRICH

Gingrich suggests he will ‘ignore’ Roe v. Wade

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Newt Gingrich on Wednesday said that he wouldn’t abide by Supreme Court rulings if they made the “wrong decision.”

Science

Economists pan idea of new U.S. gold standard

WASHINGTON — As Republican presidential hopefuls entertain calls to fix the value of the dollar…

Meteorite from Mars fell in Morocco: scientists

Rare and expensive fragments of a Mars meteorite fell from the sky in July over Morocco, a team…

Tech News

US camera pioneer Kodak files for bankruptcy

The century-old US camera pioneer Eastman Kodak, which brought photography to the masses, filed for…

China to further tighten control of microblogs

BEIJING — A senior Chinese propaganda official has said real-name registration for the nation’s hugely…

Media

Colbert plans South Carolina rally with Herman Cain

By Grace Wyler He may not have been a great presidential candidate, but there is no…

Victims say News Corp has admitted hacking cover-up

LONDON (Reuters) – The British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has acknowledged to…

World

Italy cruise wreck search resumes amid fuel fears

Italian rescuers resumed their search on board a crashed cruise ship on Thursday, as salvage workers prepared to pump out…

Cambodian toddler dies from bird flu: WHO

PHNOM PENH — A two-year-old Cambodian boy has died from bird flu, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, in the…

U.S. navy rescues Iranian fishermen from sinking boat

WASHINGTON — The US Navy announced it led a rescue operation to assist the crew of an Iranian fishing vessel…

16 killed in two attacks in southern Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Two attacks just hours apart killed 16 people and wounded more than 20 others on Wednesday in…

U.S. News

Obama seeks jobs boost from Chinese, Indian tourists

ORLANDO, Florida — US President Barack Obama went to Disney World on Thursday touting a…

Evangelical leader compares Gingrich to Italian cruise ship captain

One evangelical leader says that Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is like the Italian captain…

Gingrich surges, takes lead in four South Carolina polls

With only two days to go before the crucial South Carolina Republican primary, four polls…

Ron Paul hot air balloon cited for ‘improper lane use’

A supporter of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has been warned about “improper lane use”…

Republicans step up attacks before S.Carolina vote

US Republican candidates unleashed a new barrage of accusations ahead of South Carolina’s key vote,…