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Nuclear Plant Owner Proposes Restarting Damaged Reactor
Southern California Edison (SCE), the operator of the troubled San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), has proposed to restart one of the facilityu2019s two damaged reactors without repairing or …
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China Moves to Silence Journalists Who Offered Rare Transparency
Chinese journalist Jian Guangzhou recently quit his job as an investigative journalist in Shanghai.
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Gingrich Admits Romney Wasn’t Honest About Tax Plan During Debate
During the primary debates, Romney insisted that everyone in America would get a 20% tax cut, including the 1%.
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Scant Oversight of Drug Maker Leads to Fatal Meningitis Outbreak
Loose regulations allowed a company to sell 17,676 vials of unsafe drugs to patients in 23 states.
Is the Greek Crisis a Harbinger of Our Future?
Bank-imposed Greek economic collapse and austerity policies have resulted in social and political as well as economic impacts that may foreshadow what the rest of the so-called developed world …
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“The Measure of a Nation” Challenges Illusions of American Superiority
New book throws a much-needed bucket of cold water on a nation that seems determined to sleepwalk its way over a cliff.
Life in Waziristan, 2012 “AD”
The U.S. government has created enemies where there were none.
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Election Countdown 2012: Company Executives in New York Are Finding Their Way Around Limits on Campaign Contributions for Mayoral Candidates, and More
Today in the Election Countdown: Dozens of executives of companies in New York that do business with city government are finding their way around strict limits on campaign contributions, …
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Not Just Big Bird: Six Examples of the Right’s War on Beloved Children’s Characters
Voters will decide whether or not Romney gets to fire Big Bird, but this is certainly not the first time right-wingers have painted a target on a fictional character.
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Robert Reich: The First Presidential Debate
During the presidential debate, Romney won on style while Obama won on substance.