Pensions for the “Deep State”: Republicans Push Benefits for Air America, the CIA’s Secret Vietnam-Era Airline

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Pensions for the “Deep State”: Republicans Push Benefits for Air America, the CIA’s Secret Vietnam-Era Airline

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Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Glenn Grothman want to recognize the contribution of Air America, the CIA airline that supported secret wars in Laos and Cambodia.
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For Palestinians, U.S. Talk of a “Revitalized” PA in Gaza Is Code for Outsourced Oppression

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At a security forces base in the West Bank, young recruits dismissed questions about the Palestinian Authority’s contributions to maintaining the occupation.
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Alabama Plans to Carry Out the First Execution Using Nitrogen Gas. A Lot Could Go Wrong.

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UAW’s Biden Endorsement Sparks Internal Dissent Over Gaza

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Georgia GOP Proposes RICO Expansion for “Loitering” Protesters

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In Six-Way Primary, Rep. Danny Davis Uses Congressional Funds to Election Ad Blitz, Complaint Says

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Don’t Fall for the Third-Party Trick

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Biden’s War Expands From Gaza to Yemen

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