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Europe’s Debt Crisis Deepens (2)
Eleni Agapidou takes part in a major national strike against deeper austerity steps meant to solve Europe's debt crisis, in Athens, Greece, October 5, 2011. (Photo: Nikos Pilos / …
Dysfunctional Banking Sector Helps Keep Iraq in Economic Shambles
Roy Gutman, McClatchy Newspapers Baghdad - The shelves are packed with imported goods at Baghdad's thriving Warda supermarket, and customers can barely move their shopping carts in the narrow …
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US Prepares for a Curtailed Relationship With Pakistan
Eric Schmitt, The New York Times Islamabad, Pakistan - With the United States facing the reality that its broad security partnership with Pakistan is over, American officials are seeking …
Department of Justice Nixes South Carolina GOP’s Photo ID Restriction Law
Brad Friedman, BradBlog No time to detail this one for the moment, as I'm preparing to guest host the nationally-syndicated Mike Malloy Show tonight, so I'll just link to …
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Nurses Say Private Equity Firm Starving Massachusetts Hospitals
Nurses sang sour carols today to the private equity firm they say is starving Massachusetts hospitals and pitting workers against each other. Massachusetts nurses came to the …
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The Fight Over Keystone XL Now Has a 60-Day Deadline
Attached to the payroll tax deal was a provision forcing President Obama to decide within 60 days whether or not to approve the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, before …
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Egypt’s Women Protest Despite Brutal Military Attacks
Cairo - Several army soldiers slapped, punched and kicked Mona Seif, hitting her with wooden batons while they dragged her inside the Cabinet Building shortly after they raided Tahrir …
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Global Warming Hates a White Christmas
This winter has been unusually warm, crippling ski resorts, ruining holiday traditions, and dashing hopes of a white Christmas across the northern hemisphere. While the billions of tons of …
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House Passes Payroll Tax Cut Extension for Two Months
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives quickly, quietly Friday approved a two-month extension of the Social Security payroll tax, ending a week of rancor and assuring more than 160 …
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Bomb Blasts Hit 2 Security Facilities in Syrian Capital
Beirut, Lebanon - Suicide attackers detonated two powerful car bombs outside government offices in Damascus on Friday, in what appeared to be the most brazen and deadly attacks against …