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Small Nebraska Town Prepares for Contentious Keystone Pipeline Hearing
On Thursday, a team of State Department officials will settle into the high school gymnasium in Atkinson, Neb.—population 1,300—to hear what local folks think about the Keystone XL pipeline. …
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State Department Tar Sands Pipeline Hearings Run By TransCanada Contractor
In a stunning conflict of interest, public hearings on federal approval for a proposed tar sands pipeline are being run by a contractor for the pipeline company itself. The …
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Why They Hate Warren Buffett
Washington - Maybe only a really, really rich guy can credibly make the case for why the wealthy should be asked to pay more in taxes. You can't accuse …
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New Clues on Whereabouts of Qaddafi and Sons
Tripoli, Libya — Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the fugitive former leader toppled from power a month ago, has likely taken refuge near the Algerian border under the protection of sympathetic …
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The Revolution Begins at Home: Join the Wall Street Occupation
What is occurring on Wall Street right now is truly remarkable. For over ten days, in the sanctum of the great cathedral of global capitalism, the dispossessed have liberated …
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Onward to Wall Street
Police keep in close proximity to protesters as they walk near Wall Street, in New York, September 26, 2011. Demonstrations continued into the evening Monday as protests aimed at …
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Injured War Contractors Sue Over Health Care, Disability Payments
Private contractors injured while working for the U.S. government in Iraq and Afghanistan filed a class action lawsuit in federal court on Monday, claiming that corporations and insurance companies …
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Gas Drilling Documentary, Hailed as “Indie” and “Balanced,” Is Anything but
This weekend, the Texas Tribune will play host to the Texas Tribune Festival. According to the festival's website, the convening is designed "to bring together the state's most prominent …
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Tales and Tools of Revolution: From Serbia to Egypt
A new generation is telling their stories of overthrowing corrupt regimes. And in the digital age, their lessons can spread more quickly than ever before. But how …
Obama Taxes the Rich for the Wrong Reasons
President Obama may have opened Pandora's box with his latest tax-the-rich rhetoric, but he'll try to keep the lid half-shut. Truly informing the public about just how rich the …