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Jim Hightower | Congress Ethics Rules Undermined by Weasels
Scientifically speaking, the weasel is in the mustelidae family, but it is not the only burrowing rodent of its genus. There's also the mustela congressa lobbyista, which is that …
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Deb Price | Houston Victory Ushers in the Future
Early in her victory speech, Houston Mayor-elect Annise Parker addressed the pink elephant in the joy-throbbing room, the history she'd just made as an openly gay candidate for the …
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Climate Change in Hawaii: Caught Between a Rock and a Big Wave
In a perverse way, climate change has inspired people around the world to make competing claims that they are its first victims. From low-lying Pacific islands like Kiribati and …
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Activist Groups Press for Sticks Against Khartoum
Washington - Despite major progress in recent days in forging an agreement over a 2011 referendum on independence for south Sudan, activist groups here are calling on President Barack …
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Iran’s Jails: An Inside View
Istanbul, Turkey - Iran’s jails have a notorious reputation for brutal conditions and harsh interrogation methods that include torture. Now Iranian and international human rights organizations warn that a …
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John O’Connor | Anthropogenic Global Climate Change
Before joining in the national political sport of name calling, backbiting and sloganeering, the first question that one should clinically address is: Are human activities responsible for the observed …
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Obama Might Not Get Health Care Overhaul for Christmas
Washington - President Barack Obama tried mightily Tuesday to jolt the Senate's stalled health care overhaul effort, but after an hour-long closed-door meeting with Senate Democrats, the fate of …
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How Banks Fleece the Unemployed
Just when you thought the big banks had maxed out their chutzpah account, think again. While posting breathtaking profits in the last two quarters – Wells Fargo’s $3.2 …
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Top Ten Ways You Can Tell Which Side the United States Government Is on With Regard to the Military Coup in Honduras
At dawn on June 28, the Honduran military abducted President Manuel Zelaya at gunpoint and flew him out of the country. Conflicting and ambiguous statements from the Obama administration …
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Breakthrough Health Care Innovation in Rwanda
Can a breakthrough health care innovation in Rwanda work in the US? Next on “NOW.”