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Election Countdown 2012: Insurers Will Hand Out $1.1 Billion in Rebates to Consumers, and More
The past: u201cMitt Romneyu2019s financial company, Bain Capital, invested in a series of firms that specialized in relocating jobs done by American workers to new facilities in low-wage countries …
US Drone Strikes Setting Dangerous Global Precedent
U.S. counterterrorism measures are under intense scrutiny from United Nations (U.N.) experts and civil rights groups declaring drone strikes illegal under current frameworks.
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Resilient Response: NYC Youth Join Stop-and-Frisk Debate
In the winning photomontage of the Resilience Advocacy Projectu2019s (RAP) u201cYouth Experiences of Stop-and-Frisk Told Through Artu201d contest, a young man is shown at the edge of the frame: …
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Farm Bill Passes US Senate
The farm bill S. 3240, passed the U.S. Senate on June 21. The bill, which is renewed approximately every five years, dictates congressional spending on not only farm issues …
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Mississippi’s Only Abortion Clinic at Risk
It was only recently that Dr. Willie Parker began flying down here from Washington, heading to work at a vaultlike building that sits unassumingly on a busy thoroughfare. On …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Evidence Shows That Austerity Is Hurting the US Economy, and More
In today's On the News Segment:Â Evidence shows that austerity is hurting the US economy, the Roberts Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Chamber of Commerce in every …
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Members Who Supported Big Oil Have Received $38.6 Million From the Industry
The oil industry has rarely been more influential in the House.
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Germany Swaps Nuclear for Solar and Wind Power
In response to the Fukushima meltdown, Germany aims to close all its reactors by 2022.
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Moody’s Cuts Credit Ratings of 15 Big Banks
The credit downgrades could do more damage to their bottom lines and further unsettle equity markets.
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NATO 3 Indictment Shows Increased Terrorism Charges
The case of the missing indictment for the three NATO protesters charged with terrorism has been solved by the group's lawyers, who discovered the documents at the Cook County …