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Meet Paul Ryan: Climate Denier, Conspiracy Theorist, Koch Acolyte
Paul Ryan stands with Big Oil against scientific fact and the future of human civilization.

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Paul Ryan Pick Gives Obama a Chance to Change the Subject
Ryan's addition to the ticket will sharpen what is already the starkest contrast over domestic policy in any presidential race in a generation.

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Is the Era of Oil Nearing Its End?
Critics charge that governments have been less than candid about future oil supplies and the ramifications of failing to shift to alternative fuels.

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In Police Pat-Downs, Many Women See Sexual Overtones
The laws governing street stops are blind to genderu2026.When officers conduct stops upon shaky or baseless legal foundations, people of both sexes often say they felt violated.

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General Petraeus and the Drone War
Once a hold-out strategist who thought drones would fuel anti-US sentiment, the ambitious military leader now heads one of the most aggressive and unpopular military campaigns in memory.

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Researchers Hope New Bridge Sensors Will Prevent Disasters
Five years after the devastating collapse of an interstate bridge in Minneapolis, university researchers are developing new wireless technology that would warn of problems that could cause such disasters.

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2012 Games Highlight an Olympic-Sized Problem for Fans
Itu2019s no coincidence that NBC, owned by cable giant Comcast, is keeping the Olympics behind a wall.

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Pandora Asks Listeners to Share Their Email Information With Romney Campaign
Both Democrats and Republicans, and both local and national campaigns, have used the service to collect voter emails.

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Militant Reaffirms Role of Pakistan in Mumbai Attacks
Disclosures in US and Indian courts about the [Pakistani] spy agency [Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI)]'s links to the Mumbai attacks, which killed six Americans, contributed to a dramatic decline …

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Halts License Approvals Pending New Guidelines on Nuclear Waste
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced it would suspend the issuing of new reactor operating licenses, license renewals and construction licenses until the agency crafted a plan for dealing …