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TODAY'S TOP STORIES - November 21, 2012

A Year in Jail for Not Believing in God? How Kentucky is Persecuting Atheists

Laura Gottesdiener, AlterNet

In Tennessee, a homeland security law requires the state’s citizens to acknowledge the security provided by the Almighty God--or risk 12 months in prison. READ MORE»

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Maddow Debunks the Post-Election Myths Spun by Paul Ryan and Other GOP Liars

AlterNet

Watch as she dismisses the GOP's revisionist history. READ MORE»

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AlterNet Comics: Keith Knight on America's Cowardly Secessionists

Keith Knight, AlterNet

Crybabies. READ MORE»

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A DWI Test You Can't Refuse -- Growing Number of States Collecting 'Involuntary' Blood Samples

By Jeff Winkler, The Fix

In Texas, if a police officer can demonstrate probable cause that a vehicle operator is drunk, they can apply for a warrant to take a biological sample to prove it. READ MORE»

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It's Simple: Cutting the Deficit Will kill Jobs and Hurt Growth; Taxing the Rich Won't

By Robert Reich, RobertReich.org

We've got to stop obsessing about the deficit. READ MORE»

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Federal Judge Announces Wageless Job Opening, Calls Working for Free a 'Moral Commitment'

By Paul Campos, Salon

The injustice of free labor in our own court system. READ MORE»

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Research Points to Clear Benefits of MDMA for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

By Craig K Comstock, AlterNet

Careful long-term studies are moving MDMA from being banned as a rave drug to being legal as prescription medicine. READ MORE»

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