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Exercise and the Ever-Smarter Human Brain
If your New Year's resolution is to get in shape, the good news is that you might also be improving brain function.
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FDA Offers Broad New Rules to Fight Food Contamination
It is a long-awaited step toward codifying the food safety law that Congress passed two years ago.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: House Republicans Voted to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Pay Private Lawyers to Defend DOMA in Court, and More
In this week's On the News Segment: House Republicans voted to use your taxpayer dollars to pay private lawyers to defend the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act in court; …
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Congress Passes a $9.7 Billion Storm Relief Measure
Some officials criticize the chamber's failure to act more quickly on a larger aid package, saying it provided the necessary financing to help the region rebuild.
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Violence Against Women Act to be Revisited in New Congress
Critics have blamed racism, sexism, and an anti-government mentality on the part of some House GOP members for the Senate-passed VAWA's demise.
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Indigenous Peoples in Canada Launch Blockades and Actions in Support of Chief’s Hunger Strike
Hunger strike by Chief Theresa Spence against new government legislation and long term denial of indigenous rights sparks nation wide movement.
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Unemployment Unchanged at 7.8 Percent, Economy Adds 155,000 Jobs
This pace of job growth is consistent with a declining unemployment rate, but will not return us to full employment until the next decade.
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Suicides Outnumber Battle Deaths in the Armed Services
This is a public health crisis and an epidemic; veterans alone account for 20 percent of US suicides.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Researchers Found Republican Governor Rick Scott Suppressed Tens of Thousands of Votes for President Obama, and More
Researchers Found Republican Governor Rick Scott Suppressed Tens of Thousands of Votes for President Obama.
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Jason Leopold on Project Censored Radio
The FBI and Occupy Wall St. We'll speak with investigative journalist Jason Leopold of Truthout regarding his FOIA requests and recent revelations that the FBI was not only monitoring …