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USDA Deregulates Two Monsanto Genetically Engineered Seeds
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Thursday its decision to deregulate two Monsanto genetically engineered (GE) seed varieties: a corn variety engineered to resist drought conditions …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: President Obama to Issue a Signing Statement on National Defense Authorization Act, and More
Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Tons of Radioactive Waste Found Underneath Fukushima, and More
Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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Three Million Could Lose Jobless Pay in Impasse
Washington - More than three million people stand to lose unemployment insurance benefits in the near future because of an impasse in Congress over how to extend the aid …
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House GOP Rejects Tax-Cut Plan, Making Hike More Likely Jan. 1
Washington - The bitter showdown of Republicans versus the White House and congressional Democrats over a Social Security tax break grew uglier and more tense Tuesday, and the result …
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Greg Palast: Our Photographer – and His Lens – Busted at Occupy
(Photo: Zach D. Roberts) "So this bishop, three priests and a comedian are locked up together in this paddy wagon and ... " "Zach! This …
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Republicans in House Reject Deal Extending Payroll Tax Cut
Washington - House Republicans on Tuesday soundly rejected a bill approved by the Senate that would have extended the payroll tax cut for most Americans beyond the end of …
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Spotlight Durban: Durban’s Climate Zombie Tripped by Dying Carbon Markets
Looking back now that the dust has settled, South Africa’s COP17 presidency appears disastrous. This was confirmed not only by Durban’s delayed, diplomatically-decrepit denouement, but by plummeting carbon markets …
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Adobe’s Cloudware Announcement Stirs Pricing and Privacy Concerns
Adobe Corporation, these are two words that every contemporary photographer, architect, artist and designer knows well. And it would not be an understatement to describe Adobe’s suite of …
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Children’s “Wish for the Holidays” – Keep Our Families Together
Izamar is asking Congress for one holiday wish: to keep her family together. The18-year-old from Waukegan, Ill., is facing a daughter’s worst nightmare: the prospect of …