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New York Times, GE Throw Energy Industry a Party; You Were Not Invited
Those with a nose for dead trees might recall a scandal from the summer of 2009 that sullied the reputation of the Washington Post. Back then, the Post Company …
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ALEC Is Cloning “Model Laws” for Alaska
Have you ever rooted for an underdog — a team, a cause or an idea — and then had it, against all odds, start to score, take root or …
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ALEC Disbands Most Insidious Task Force After Public Pressure and Loss of Sponsors
Truthout combats corporatization by bringing you trustworthy news: click here to join the effort. Under growing public pressure and the departure of multiple corporate members, the American Legislative Exchange …
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Women With HIV Build Safe, Healthy Lives
When Dorothy Wooten was told she was HIV-positive, her doctor looked her in the eye and predicted that she'd be dead within two years. That was 1987. Now 71, …
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Former Bush EPA Chief Sounds Alarm on Chemical Security
Wading into a decade-old controversy, former Environmental Protection Agency chief Christine Todd Whitman has urged current EPA administrator Lisa Jackson to close loopholes in a 2006 chemical security law “before a …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama Announces Legislation to Combat Oil Speculation, and More
In today's On the News segment: Obama announces legislation to combat oil speculation, Harvard Professor Jim Yong Kim made head of the World Bank, the scramble for polar petroleum reserves, …
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Occupy Wall Street’s Occupation of Wall Street Facing Eviction Despite Legal Protections
(Photo: David Shankbone / Flickr)When Occupy Wall Street protesters decided to take up sleeping on the sidewalks of Wall Street, they did so with the protection—they thought—of the law. Specifically, a …
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Mitt Romney Tells Rich Donors His Secret Plan to Cut Housing Assistance
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (Photo: Eric Thayer / The New York Times)During comments overheard by an NBC news reporter, Mitt Romney told a crowd at a private fundraiser last …
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Study Accuses ALEC of “Secretive Influence” in Missouri Capitol
At least 30 bills have been introduced in the Missouri statehouse in recent years that are nearly identical to legislation originally written by a conservative organization whose membership includes …
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Senate Falls Short in Vote on “Buffett Rule” Millionaire Tax
Washington - The “Buffett Rule’’ — the Democratic-authored effort to impose a minimum tax on millionaires — is probably dead for awhile, fatally wounded by a largely partisan Senate …