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Scientific Study Links Flammable Drinking Water to Fracking

(Photo: danielfoster437/Flickr.) For the first time, a scientific study has linked natural gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing with a pattern of drinking water contamination so severe…
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Abrahm Lustgarten,
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May 10, 2011
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Boehner Outlines Demands on Debt Limit Fight

Washington – Speaker John A. Boehner said Monday that Republicans would insist on trillions of dollars in federal spending cuts in exchange for their support of an increase…
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Carl Hulse
May 10, 2011
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In Mexico, Four-Day March Against Violence Calls for Social Pact

An August 7, 2010, march against violence in downtown Mexico City attracted hundreds of protesters. Now the four-day March for Peace with Justice and Dignity in Mexico is…
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Daniela Pastrana,
Inter Press Service
May 10, 2011
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Florida GOP Passes Radical Overhaul of Election Law, Jeopardizing Voting Rights of Elderly, Military, Students

A growing number of GOP-led states are launching a concerted effort to severely impede and disenfranchise voters across the country. Last Thursday, the Florida legislature did its part…
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Tanya Somanader,
Think Progress
May 10, 2011
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Northeast, Midwest, California Get More High-Speed Rail Funds

Washington – The Obama administration parceled out $2 billion Monday for high-speed rail projects in the Northeast, Midwest and California, repurposing a pot of funds rejected in February…
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Curtis Tate
May 10, 2011
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Calls for Daily Protests as Tanks Move on Syrian Towns

Beirut, Lebanon – Syrian activists called for daily protests beginning Tuesday in support of thousands of detained antigovernment demonstrators as security forces appeared to broaden the crackdown on…
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May 10, 2011
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News in Brief: US Troops in Afghanistan Feeling Five-Year High in Stress, and More …

US Troops in Afghanistan Feeling Five-Year High in Stress
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May 9, 2011
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Financial Ties Bind Medical Societies to Drug and Device Makers

This story has been co-published with USA Today. From the time they arrived to the moment they laid their heads on hotel pillows, the thousands of…
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Tracy Weber &
Charles Ornstein,
ProPublica
May 9, 2011
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Attorney for Imams, Who Were Pulled Off Plane, Seeks “Accountability“

The lawyer for two Muslim clergy removed from a flight to Charlotte because the pilot allegedly would not fly with them on board said Sunday he'll seek “accountability”…
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Tim Funk,
McClatchy Newspapers
May 9, 2011
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CEO Bonuses Rose by Nearly 20 Percent in 2010, While Average Worker Saw Income Stagnate

As most American families continue to struggle with high unemployment and stagnant wages, CEOs at the country's 350 biggest companies saw their pay jump 11% last year to…
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Marie Diamond,
Think Progress
May 9, 2011
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