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You’re on Your Own, Kids
Who will speak for the rights of the unborn now that Rick Santorum is gone from the race? Let me give it a whirl from the perspective of one …
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GOP Presidential Contenders’ Goofy Greed
Even though some are out and some are in, the politicians that are/were in the GOP presidential race still are spreading their goofiness around for all the country to …
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Patients Rarely Considered in Press Coverage of Medicare
For the elderly and disabled, catching up on the daily news during the latest Beltway brinkmanship—the deal to extend payroll tax cuts, unemployment benefits and current Medicare doctor fees—could …
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Connecticut Legislature Votes to Repeal Death Penalty
Hartford, Connecticut - After more than nine hours of debate, the Connecticut House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to repeal the state’s death penalty, following a similar vote in …
Why Washington’s Iran Policy Could Lead to Global Disaster
Women make their way down a street past a photo of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei outside of a mosque in Tehran, Monday, August 21, 2006. Iran's supreme …
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White House to Delay Implementation of Key Anti-Discrimination Order
President Barack Obama while speaking during a news conference in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House, in Washington, April 11, 2012. (Photo: Luke Sharrett / The …
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Politics and Happiness, in Perfect Mutual Attraction
Translated by Henry Crapo and reviewed by Bill Scoble. The atmosphere was festive, and combativity was in full force. 70,000 persons had come, yesterday [1], to the Place du …
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Getting the Market to Tell the Truth
Washington - Moving the global economy off its current decline-and-collapse path depends on reaching four goals: stabilising climate, stabilising population, eradicating poverty, and restoring the economy's natural support systems. …
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New Homes Sold Without Underground Rights Spur Fracking Fears
Bert Garrido, a Florida transplant who bought a $400,000 home last year in upper Chatham County, is already having neighbor tensions in his newly adopted state. His concerns are …
Real Talk, Not Hearsay, on the 99% Spring
The 99% Spring initiative has generated considerable hubbub amongst occupiers, a group famously apprehensive about liberal organizations, especially ones that have exhibited close ties with the Democratic Party. Chief …