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Reid Forces McConnell to Compromise on Judges
As ThinkProgress previously reported, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) filed seventeen petitions to break Senate Republican filibusters on as many judges earlier this week. Initially, McConnell reacted to …
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My Statement Regarding Greg Smith’s Goldman Resignation
The Goldman Sachs building. (Photo: Waldemar Koscielny / Flickr) Today, I have received dozens of media requests and hundreds of emails regarding former Goldman Sachs executive, Greg …
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Sen. Barbara Boxer Claims Success With Bipartisan Transportation Bill
Washington - The Senate's approval Wednesday of a two-year, $109 billion transportation bill gives Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer a prize that has sometimes eluded her: a newly polished reputation …
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A Public Exit From Goldman Sachs Hits at a Wounded Wall Street
The Goldman Sachs Building and the Empire State Building. (Photo: Derek D / Flickr) Wall Street traders come and go all the time, but few have quit …
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US Army Pulls Ads From Rush Limbaugh’s Show
Rush Limbaugh (Photo: Brett Tatman / Flickr)
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Florida Doles Out Billions in Corporate Tax Breaks While Slashing College Funding and Laying off Thousands
Florida’s GOP dominated legislature, along with Republican Gov. Rick Scott, has already decided that it would be prudent to pay for a corporate tax break by slashing the state’s …
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The Cost of Going Solar Is Dropping Fast, State Study Finds
The cost of solar power in North Carolina is falling steeply, a state trade group reported, providing the first real evidence of a trend that is likely occurring in …
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India Orders Bayer to License a Patented Drug
Mumbai, India - India’s government on Monday authorized a drug manufacturer to make and sell a generic copy of a patented Bayer cancer drug, saying that Bayer charged a …
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Domestic Workers Look to Extend Gains
For 76 years domestic workers have been excluded from federal labor law—from overtime and safety and health protections in addition to collective bargaining rights. The exclusion was …
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After 244 Years, Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops the Presses
After 244 years, the Encyclopaedia Britannica is going out of print. Those coolly authoritative, gold-lettered reference books that were once sold door-to-door by a fleet of traveling …