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Pandora Asks Listeners to Share Their Email Information With Romney Campaign
Both Democrats and Republicans, and both local and national campaigns, have used the service to collect voter emails.
Washington Post Again Defends Romney
Mitt Romney is running the most secretive presidential campaign in modern US historyu2026. Yet, his cover-ups have found a surprising ally, the Washington Post.
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Militant Reaffirms Role of Pakistan in Mumbai Attacks
Disclosures in US and Indian courts about the [Pakistani] spy agency [Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI)]'s links to the Mumbai attacks, which killed six Americans, contributed to a dramatic decline …
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Halts License Approvals Pending New Guidelines on Nuclear Waste
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced it would suspend the issuing of new reactor operating licenses, license renewals and construction licenses until the agency crafted a plan for dealing …
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Chicago School Board Member Benefits From District Budget Cut
School board member Penny Pritzkeru2019s Hyatt Hotels Corp. is benefiting from a $5.2 million [tax increment financing] subsidy u2026 while [Chicago Public Schoolsu2019] proposed 2013 budget cuts seven schools …
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On Welfare, Obama Channels Reagan
Of course, it could always be worse: The president could personally be spinning a tale of welfare queens in pink cars driving around on the taxpayeru2019s dime.
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Suspensions Are Higher for Disabled Students, Federal Data Indicate
Students with disabilities are almost twice as likely to be suspended from school as nondisabled students, with the highest rates among black children with disabilities.
Understanding the Standoff in Mali
Besides al-Qaeda and its like-minded extremists, no one has an interest in seeing one of Africau2019s largest nations becoming another Afghanistan.
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Survey: California’s Ethnic Minorities Want State to Act Now on Global Warming
Ethnic minorities showed the most concern over air pollution and are most aware that the health threat is more serious in lower-income areas than in other areas.
Credit to Small Enterprise: The Silent Crisis
When the focus is on advanced economies, a fast-growing financial sector is actually detrimental to aggregate productivity growth.