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By Chris Hedges Attorneys Carl J. Mayer and Bruce I. Afran filed a complaint Friday in the Southern U.S. District Court in New York City

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By Clare Chapman A 25-year-old waitress who turned down a job providing “sexual services” at a brothel in Berlin faces possible cuts to her unemployment

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Reductions are expected in the program for the F-35 fighter jet. By Elisabeth Bumiller and Thom Shanker Washington — Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is

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A discourse by Markandeya in the Mahabharata  identifies some of the attributes of Kali Yuga: In relation to rulers Rulers will become unreasonable: they will levy taxes unfairly.