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Occupy Moves to the Home Front
Occupy Wall Street found a new home this week—not a new park, or a plaza, or a square, but a house. Just weeks after the eviction from its encampment …
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EXCLUSIVE: Under Industry Pressure, USDA Works to Speed Approval of Monsanto’s Genetically Engineered Crops
Monsanto researchers in Stonington, Illinois, working to develop new soybean varieties that will be tolerant to agricultural herbicide and have greater yields in July 2006. (Photo: Monsanto via The …
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Republican Ads Get Personal
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (left) and Texas Gov. Rick Perry at a Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sept. 7, 2011. (Photo: …
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Study: Gingrich Tax Plan Would Give Lion’s Share to the Rich
Des Moines, Iowa - Newt Gingrich's proposed overhaul of the tax code would cut taxes for all American taxpayers, particularly the wealthy, according to an analysis released Monday by …
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Burying Your Victories: What if Obama Taxed the Rich but Never Told Anyone?
President Barack Obama talks with staff in Senior Advisor David Plouffe's West Wing office at the White House, Oct. 6, 2011. (Photo: Pete Souza / White House) …
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Occupy Your Education: A Note to Students About Changing the World
Protesters gather during a rally at the University of California in Davis, Calif., Nov. 21, 2011. (Photo: Annie Tritt / The New York Times) The current Occupy …
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A Mild Victory in Durban
Washington - I'm inclined to believe that the apparent result of the climate change summit in Durban, South Africa, might turn out to be a very big deal. Someday. …
Protesters Occupy Goldman Sachs
It is not warm on West Street at 8:30 AM on December 12, and the wind coming simultaneously off the Hudson River to the west and New York harbor …
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Supreme Court to Rule on Immigration Law in Arizona
Washington - The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether Arizona may impose tough anti-immigration measures. Among them, in a law enacted last year, is a requirement that …
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Lowe’s, Bank of America, and Others Pull Ads From Muslim Reality TV Show After Pressure
The TLC reality TV show All-American Muslim chronicles the lives of a group of Muslims in Dearborn, Michigan. The show has been well-received for its fair and realistic portrayal …