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Secret Tapes Hint at Turmoil in New York Fed Team Monitoring JPMorgan
Examiners are reportedly blocked from doing their job as “London Whale” trades blow up.
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Utah Tries Where Congress Fails to Keep NSA Within Constitution
A Utah state representative is pushing a bill to halt operations at the NSA's recently opened Bluffdale facility.
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Obama Announces Order Allowing Millions of Undocumented Immigrants Safety, for Now
President Obama's executive order will allow some 5 million immigrants the right to live and work legally.
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Latin America Moves Towards Decarbonizing the Economy
The IPCC advocates a low-carbon economy.
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Edelman TransCanada Leak: Aggressive PR for Keystone Alternative
The digital campaign is being led by a right-wing US political operative.
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Report: US Cities Increasingly Spurn Water Privatization
Industry countering with heightened PR, policy interference.
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As Sioux Tribe Calls Keystone XL an “Act of War,” TransCanada Hires PR Firm to Probe Critics
Strategy documents drafted for TransCanada by the public relations firm Edelman detail its lobbying strategy and efforts to mobilize some 35,000 supporters.
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This Will Make You Think Twice About Getting That Manicure
From Victorian Painted Ladies to Brazilian Blowout, the marketing blitz driving our beauty obsession has historically eclipsed the struggles of the women who make cosmetic fantasies come true.
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Wall Street Journal Reports: Bank of North Dakota Outperforms Wall Street
The answer is something the privately-owned major media have tried to sweep under the rug: the public banking model is simply more profitable and efficient than the private model.
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An Embattled ALEC, Buoyed by Election Results, Lays Blueprint for 2015
Although ALEC will come into its December meeting buoyed by the opportunities presented by November's election results, dark clouds will be hanging over the festivities.