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NEWS UPDATE - April 8, 2013

14 Things You Need to Know About the Horrifying Arkansas Oil Spill

William Boardman, Reader Supported News

The situation remains fluid, as it were, with potential impacts possible from local to global. READ MORE»

America Officially Dickensian, Jailing People for Years for Unpaid Debt

Kathleen Geier, The Washington Monthly

The corpse of Charles Dickens must be spinning like a whirling dervish. READ MORE»

Gag the Whistleblower: 6 States That Might Criminalize Taping Animal Cruelty

Steven Hsieh, AlterNet

Several statehouses are pushing bills that would ban undercover filming in horrid factory farms. READ MORE»

WikiLeaks Strikes Again: Website Publishes 1.7 Million Documents on U.S. Foreign Policy

By Alex Kane, AlterNet

WikiLeaks is calling the trove of documents the Public Library of US Diplomacy. READ MORE»

Gay Son of “Conversion Therapy” Founder on Coming Out to His Dad

By Katie McDonough, Salon

Dr. Charles Socarides thought being gay was a curable mental illness. Sadly, having a gay son didn't change that. READ MORE»

Margaret Thatcher Dies, Aged 87

By Danny Kemp, AFP

The former premier, who led Britain from 1979 to 1990, suffered from dementia and has appeared rarely in public in recent years. READ MORE»

Revealed: CIA's Deadly Drone War in Pakistan Began With Shady Blood-Soaked Deal

By Alex Kane, AlterNet

The U.S. assassinated a Pakistani tribal leader in exchange for airspace to conduct strikes on America’s own targets. READ MORE»

Social Security: Can Democrats Save Obama From Himself?

By Robert Kuttner, Huffington Post

The plan to cut Social Security will destroy any hope of recovery. READ MORE»

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