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Soaring Costs Plague California Nuclear Plant Shut Down By Leak
While investigators examine the steam generator damage that has forced the months-long outage at California's San Onofre nuclear power plant, the cost of the shutdown and any necessary repairs …

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Florida Official Behind Gov. Rick Scott’s Voter Purge Linked to $1 Billion Campaign Effort Against Obama
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice asked officials in Florida to suspend the controversial voter purge conducted by Gov. Rick Scott's (R) administration, citing possible violations of voting …

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Massey WV Coal Battle Take Two: Erie, Colorado Citizens Fight Fracking
Erie, CO meet Naoma, WV. Though seemingly different battles over different ecologically hazardous extractive processes — hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") for unconventional gas versus mountaintop removal for coal — the …

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Ending Lockout, Teamsters Wrap Agreement With Sotheby’s
Teamster art handlers voted to settle their dispute with Sotheby's yesterday, ending a 10-month lockout that became a symbol of Occupy Wall Street's fight against the austerity agenda of …

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Verdict Revives Egyptian Anger
Cairo - If the life sentences for former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and one of his key allies were meant to placate Egyptians, they have had the opposite effect. …

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Microphone Grabbed Out of Hands of Reporter Questioning Honeywell CEO
For the last two years, I have covered union busting efforts by Honeywell, their close connections to President Obama and how federal agencies have assisted Honeywell in three different …

The Occupied Amendment: Rep. Ted Deutch on Banning Corporate Campaign Money
In December Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) joined with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to introduce the OCCUPIED constitutional amendment to overturn the Citizens United campaign finance decision. It stands for

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All 67 Florida Election Supervisors Suspend Governor Rick Scott’s Voter Purge
The supervisors believe the state data is flawed and the DOJ has said the process violates federal voting laws.

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From Gangs to Gardens: How Community Agriculture Transformed Quesada Avenue
Ten years ago, the residents of the crime-ridden neighborhood started planting gardens - and everything changed.

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George Zimmerman Ordered Back to Jail in Travyon Martin Case
Judge revokes bail after finding that Zimmerman and his wife concealed their access to a $200,000 account during a bond hearing in April.