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Casino Mogul, GOP Donor Sheldon Adelson’s Man in China Is Focus of Probe
Adelson, better known for his hawkish Israel stance, appears to have a keen interest in Washington's China policy.
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FCC Ruling Will Save Verizon Wireless Customers Big Bucks
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission handed down a decision that could save millions of Verizon Wireless subscribers up to $240 a year.
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Government Recants Major Terror Claims Against High-Value Detainee Abu Zubaydah
Editor's note: This report was originally published on March 30, 2010. We have reposted it due to some technical issues with the original version. The Justice Department has …
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Campaign for Paid Sick Days in New York City Aims to Support Working Women
Concentrated in industries like care-giving and food service, and most likely to have to stay home if a child is ill, women risk the most when forced to take …
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Meet Paul Ryan: Climate Denier, Conspiracy Theorist, Koch Acolyte
Paul Ryan stands with Big Oil against scientific fact and the future of human civilization.
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Paul Ryan Pick Gives Obama a Chance to Change the Subject
Ryan's addition to the ticket will sharpen what is already the starkest contrast over domestic policy in any presidential race in a generation.
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Is the Era of Oil Nearing Its End?
Critics charge that governments have been less than candid about future oil supplies and the ramifications of failing to shift to alternative fuels.
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General Petraeus and the Drone War
Once a hold-out strategist who thought drones would fuel anti-US sentiment, the ambitious military leader now heads one of the most aggressive and unpopular military campaigns in memory.
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In Police Pat-Downs, Many Women See Sexual Overtones
The laws governing street stops are blind to genderu2026.When officers conduct stops upon shaky or baseless legal foundations, people of both sexes often say they felt violated.
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Researchers Hope New Bridge Sensors Will Prevent Disasters
Five years after the devastating collapse of an interstate bridge in Minneapolis, university researchers are developing new wireless technology that would warn of problems that could cause such disasters.