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Chickening Out in Iraq
Very few people outside the agricultural world know that if the rooster in a flock dies the hens will continue to produce fertile eggs for up to four weeks …
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Occupy Wall Street: Watch Live
Occupy Wall Street in New York. September 17, 2011. (Photo: David Shankbone) With growing strength and support, the movement that started on Saturday, September 17 has become …
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Renewed Tensions Over Oil in South Sudan
Juba - The communities living on the South Sudan-Sudan border may face genocide if the conflict between the two countries disputing control of oil reserves is not resolved. …
Bill Clinton Is Baaaaaaaaack!
Bill Clinton presided over a period of growth, but his legacy of eased financial restrictions also opened the door for the fiscal crisis. (Photo: Sebastian Derungs / World Economic …
How Big Is the Long-Term Debt Problem?
(Photo: mikedemers) Articles about the deficits and the national debt generally talk about unsustainable long-term deficits that will drive the national debt up to a level where …
There Are Many More Koch Brother Secret Sins
The Bloomberg news investigation into Charles and David Koch has uncovered unlawful and unpatriotic environmental crimes, political donations and business decisions benefitting Iran. There are so many secret sins …
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Tax Rich More, Patriotic Millionaires Urge
Los Altos resident Doug Edwards asked President Obama something that many Americans would consider unthinkable: “Would you please raise my taxes?” Edwards, 53, can afford it. Retired …
The Pro-Hunger Lobby – GOP Frontrunners Fight Aid for Starving Americans
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, left, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speak during a commercial break in a Republican presidential debate in Orlando, on September 22, 2011. (Photo: Chip …
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Turning Racism Into Education
(Photo: banspy) It's been over a year since the introduction of Senate Bill 1070, or SB1070, into the Arizona Legislature, and the law is still very much …
Anatomy of a $30 Billion Medicare Crime
(Photo: Vermin Inc) Like all great capers, this $30 billion Medicare crime unfolded in plain sight. A drug rep sat in the doctor's office, balancing folders on …