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Iranian President Offers Nukes Compromise to US
New York - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that Iran would be willing to halt production of enriched uranium that is close to weapons grade if the United …
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Class Warfare My Ass
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican presidential candidate, speaks at the Florida P5 Faith and Freedom Coalition Kick-Off event at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida, September …
Attica’s 40th Anniversary: Still on the Wrong Road
Entrance of the Attica Correctional Facility. (Photo: Jayu / Wikimedia) September 9 marks 40 years since the uprising at Attica State Prison, in upstate New York, and …
Correcting the Abysmal New York Times Coverage of Occupy Wall Street
Over the weekend, my inbox exploded with angry messages from people who had just read this New York Times article (though it reads more like an op-ed) about the …
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Wall Street Vampires
Vampires. Thieves of the night. As sunlight is said to be deadly to them, these mythical creatures venture out to drain the blood from their innocent victims only when …
Amid Solyndra Mess, DOE Stays Course on Making Solar as Cheap as Coal
In the midst of the largest scandal to rock the U.S. solar industry, the Department of Energy is plowing ahead with a series of smaller initiatives that could help …
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Obama to Unveil Plan That Drastically Changes No Child Left Behind
Chicago - For nearly a decade, public schools around the country have struggled to meet federal academic standards, considered “failing” when too many children flunked achievement tests. …
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Is the “Special Relationship” Becoming Too Expensive?
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo: World Economic Forum / Flickr) The wave of popular uprisings across the Middle East created many new spaces for popular …
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Report: Border Patrol Abuses on the Rise
(Photo: Joshua Lott / The New York Times) Phoenix, Ariz. - The number of apprehensions of undocumented immigrants on the U.S.-Mexico border has dropped, but reports of …
Will Perry’s Halting Debate Lead to a Faltering Campaign?
Texas Governor Rick Perry. (Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr) Orlando, Fla. - Is Rick Perry about to lose his momentum toward the Republican presidential nomination? …