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Blog Entries by Jason Cherkis from 01/2012

At Rick Santorum-Connected Health Care Facility, Herpes, Porn and Drug Dealing

Posted 01.02.2012 | Politics
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With Former Sen. Rick Santorum's rise in the Iowa polls and renewed interest in his candidacy, The Huffington Post looks back at a story it published ...

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Rick Santorum-Linked Universal Health Services Facility: Fraud, Assault And Alleged 'Exorcism'

Posted 01.06.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) has become a top-tier candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in recent weeks by appealin...

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Occupy Wall Street Activists Could See More Arrests At Newly Re-Opened Zuccotti Park

Posted 01.11.2012 | Politics
Read More: Civil Liberties, Video, National Lawyers Guild, Nypd, Occupy Wall Street, New York City Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, Ows, Occupy Oakland, Brookfield Properties, Zuccotti Park, New York Police Department, New York City, Oakland Police Department, Politics News

Tuesday night, Occupy Wall Street activists flooded into Zuccotti Park once again. They resurrected a downsized version of their library. They carried...

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Higher Ground Empowerment Center: Occupy Atlanta's Latest Win Is Deal To Save Historic Church

Posted 01.18.2012 | Business
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WASHINGTON -- Occupy Atlanta can declare another victory in its fight against big banks. Six days ago, Pastor Dexter Johnson called on the organizers ...

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Texas Democrats' Rick Perry Opposition Book Obtained

Posted 01.18.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- Running for the 2008 GOP nomination, John McCain's campaign team pulled together 200 pages of dirt on his 2008 rival Mitt Romney, posted...

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry May Find Cold Shoulder, New Challengers Back Home

Posted 01.19.2012 | Politics
Read More: South Carolina Primary, Gov. Rick Perry, Ray Sullivan, Dropping Out, Mitt Romney, Quitting, Tim Tebow, Rick Perry, Texas, Republican Primary, Video, Tony Romo, Rick Perry 2012, South Carolina 2012, Newt Gingrich, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- In his farewell speech to a less-than-sterling run for the presidency, Gov. Rick Perry offered a message for his fellow Texans. "So n...

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Occupy Wall Street Monitored By U.S. Conference Of Mayors, Emails Show

Posted 01.25.2012 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- After denying that they are coordinating responses to Occupy Wall Street, the U.S. Conference of Mayors recently surveyed city administr...

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Occupy DC Groups To Discuss Options After Park Service Warns Against 'Camping'

Posted 01.27.2012 | DC
Read More: Occupy D.C., Occupy-Wall-Street, Occupy Washington DC, Video, Vincent Gray, Occupy-Dc-Eviction, Occupydc, Darrell Issa, Occupy Wall Street, Ows, Jonathan Jarvis, National Park Service, Freedom Plaza, Occupy DC Camping, McPherson Square, DC News

WASHINGTON -- On Friday evening, Occupy activists in the nation's capital are scheduled to discuss new warnings from the National Park Service about c...

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