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Bulgarian Government Forced Down on Genetically Modified Crops
Bucharest - Campaigning by environmental groups and the general public has weakened the determination of the Bulgarian government to allow the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops in this …
Without More Federal Help, States Might Cut Medicaid
Washington - Unless Congress bails them out, states probably will have to cut health coverage for low-income families and others without insurance, a new report says. Lawmakers included higher …
Congress Launches Investigation into Gas Drilling Practices
Two of the largest companies involved in natural gas drilling have acknowledged pumping hundreds of thousands of gallons of diesel-based fluids into the ground in the process of hydraulic …
Some Sanity Creeps into the Drug War
There’s one thing that Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama have all agreed on: expanding military aid to Latin America to fight the so-called “Drug War.”
Asia-Produced Ozone Making its Way to US
Washington - A new study further bolsters concerns that pollution blowing across the Pacific Ocean from China and other rapidly developing Asian nations may swamp efforts to clean up …
Obama Pressed to Release Identity of Telecom Lobbyists
Despite President Barack Obama's pledge in the State of the Union address to "require lobbyists to disclose each contact they make on behalf of a client with my administration …
Iran, What Regime?
On Monday, February 15, American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton characterized the Iranian regime as a virtual military dictatorship. Although Mrs. Clinton, an accomplished Yale graduate, often takes on …
Gaza Fishermen Fight to Keep a Way of Life Alive
Once upon a time, this little strip of land (just 139 square miles, about twice the size of Washington, DC) was a potentially booming resort and fishing capital, with …
The Revolution Is Being Televised
I wrote this past weekend about the very real danger facing the Republican Party in 2012 thanks to the “Tea Party” uprising within the GOP base. I noted that …
DOJ Report on Torture Memo: Yoo Said Bush Could Order “Massacre” of Civilians
For background on Jason Leopold's extensive investigative work on the Yoo/Bybee torture memo report please see here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. Former Justice Department lawyer …