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The Hagel Hearings | TRNN This Week January 27 - February 2 February 2, 2013 The Hagel Hearings Defense Secretary nominee Hagel squares off against McCain and Lindsay Graham Go to story | Go to homepage #132 Mexican Student Movement Confronts New President A YouTube video sparks a mass student movement protesting against newly elected President of Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto Go to story | Go to homepage Obama's Immigration Reform Sets Punitive Obstacles to Citizenship Isabel Garcia: Proposed reforms implies if it was practical, 11 million people should be deported - this tone informs the rest of the proposals Go to story | Go to homepage Syrian Left Opposition Groups Propose Plan to End an Endless War Omar Dahi: Israel and US want to weaken Assad but don't trust opposition to take power creating conditions for a perpetual civil war Go to story | Go to homepage Parents and Students Demand Nationwide Moratorium on School Closings "Journey for Justice" activists rally in DC to DOE investigate alleged Civil Rights violations in school closings Go to story | Go to homepage Preaching to the Choir Jeff Cohen: Illusions about Obama and the myth of the need for bipartisanship are reasons why progressives and liberals must have a vigorous debate - there really is no choir Go to story | Go to homepage Major Cuts Needed to 1.2 Trillion Dollar National Security Budget Lawrence Wilkerson: Pressure from arms manufactures and politicians protecting jobs make it difficult to have a rational approach to US military budget Go to story | Go to homepage January 30 GM Rejects Talks as Ex-worker Enters 71st Day Of Hunger-Strike Ex-workers and their supporters aim to pressure GM to negotiate with employees injured at auto plant in Colombia Go to story | Go to homepage Lack of Criminal Prosecutions Linked to Obama and Holder's Wall St. Connections Dimitri Lascaris: Department of Justice under George Bush secured convictions of major figures from the business community in complex financial frauds and Obama and Holder have not done so following the worst epidemic of financial fraud in the modern era Go to story | Go to homepage Obama, Hagel and the Asian Pivot Allan Ruff and Steve Horn on Obama's imperial strategy to control the energy resources of Eurasia Go to story | Go to homepage January 29 Obama Admin. Fails to Prosecute Banking Fraud to 'Save the System' James S. Henry commenting on PBS documentary "The Untouchables": If one of these institutions was indicted and made an example of, it would have a profound affect on the whole industry - but Obama raises money on Wall St. Go to story | Go to homepage Wilkerson: Why Hagel is a Good Choice Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Hagel's nomination for Sec. of Defense is opposed by those who believe that American military power should be used almost as the sole instrument of American policy Go to story | Go to homepage The PLO and the Road to Neo-Liberalism Raja Khalidi: The credit bubble driving development in the West Bank is not sustainable Go to story | Go to homepage January 28 Filibuster Reform a Bust? Reformers don't obtain talking filibuster measure, say it's crucial to democratic process in Senate - an institution designed to suppress popular will Go to story | Go to homepage Global Mining and Tar Sands Oil Drive Canadian Foreign Policy Yves Engler: Harper's right wing foreign policy protects interests of big oil and mining Go to story | Go to homepage Spies and the Media Annie Machon: Intelligence agencies infiltrate and actively work to influence mainstream media Go to story | Go to homepage Obama: Rhetoric or New Direction? James K. Galbraith: The positions taken in the Inaugural Address suggest a more serious approach to climate change and a defense of social programs Go to story | Go to homepage January 27 Hamas Stronger as Jihadi Groups in Gaza Support Truce Since the last Israeli attack on Gaza Hamas is more firmly in control as Jihadi groups agree to respect truce Go to story | Go to homepage Palestinians Preparing to Take Israel to International Criminal Court Phylis Bennis: With UN non-member state status Palestine can now follow through and take Israel before the ICC for war crimes Go to story | Go to homepage Breaking Up the Big Banks is Not a Solution Leo Panitch: Global capitalism needs massive banks, but big private banks have the power to prevent regulation and threaten more crisis; the solution is not breaking them up but making them public Go to story | Go to homepage The Promise What you have been seeing on TRNN is just a taste of what's to come; we need your support now view The Occupy Movement Immigration Activists Win Reunion for Phoenix-Area Family After Deportation Almost Tears Them Apart Howard Zinn's Life and Legacy Seattle's Teacher Uprising: High School Faculty Faces Censure for Boycotting Standardized MAP Tests Thousands march for gun control in Washington DC Redefining marriage Best of the web Obama Fighting To Keep Indefinite Detention Provision In the NDAA Ex-CIA Agent, Whistleblower John Kiriakou Sentenced to Prison While Torturers He Exposed Walk Free US drones in Africa: Surveillance or strikes? US economy shrinks for first time since 2009 Obama Offers Hope on Immigration Reform, But Emphasis on Enforcement Portends More Criminalization Political Humor Love Letter to Monsanto The Daily Show: Guns Republican Control Press Conference Debt-B-Gone The War on Terra - Canada vs Australia [RAP NEWS 17] Global Warning Fracking Deadly floodwaters rise in eastern Australia History Making: Nigerian farmers Vs. Big Oil US Senate approves $50bn for disaster aid Southern Mozambique crippled by floods Latest Blogs As US Advances Toward Surveillance State, Iceland Reportedly Kicked Out FBI Agents Prying Into WikiLeaks When Truth Tried to Stop War Yglesias pours the Geithner, Holder, Breuer (GHB) banksters immunity doctrine in our drinks Three States Pushing ALEC Bill To Require Teaching Climate Change Denial In Schools Make www.therealnews.com your homepage and see the latest stories as soon as they're posted. Like us on Facebook and share our stories there. 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