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New Grist for Hype on Iran
Here we go again. A report issued Thursday by the new Director General of the UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano, has injected new adrenalin …
Enact Health Care With 51 Senate Votes
This week the President is hosting a bipartisan gab-fest at the White House to try to tease out some Republican votes for health care. It's a total waste of …
Nanotechnologies: Are We All Nanogrub Guinea Pigs?
After GMO, nanotechnologies come uninvited onto our plates: nanofoods, treated with nanopesticides and contained in nanopackaging, are on the rise. At stake: colossal financial profits for manufacturers and environmental …
Explain Something to Me: Fixing What’s Wrong in Washington … in Afghanistan
Explain something to me. In recent months, unless you were insensate, you couldn't help running across someone talking, writing, speaking, or pontificating about how busted government is in the …
A Snitch in Your Pocket
Law enforcement is tracking Americans' cell phones in real time — without the benefit of a warrant.
Probes Overlook McChrystal’s Role in Costly Afghan Battles
Washington - Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, kept a remote U.S. base in the country manned last year at the local governor's request …
Froma Harrop | Republican Talk of the “Sensible Middle” Makes No Sense
We keep hearing that “Obama should move to the center.” A variation on this theme is that the president should find the “sensible middle” on policy. But what the …
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 …