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EPA Links Tainted Water in Wyoming to Hydraulic Fracturing for Natural Gas
Denver - Chemicals used to hydraulically fracture rocks in drilling for natural gas in a remote valley in central Wyoming are the likely cause of contaminated local water supplies, …
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NPR Tries to Track Down Those Millionaire Job Creators
Dean Baker (12/9/11) flagged this NPR Morning Edition report today (12/9/11), and it's well worth a positivity. In the debate over the payroll tax cut, Democrats want …
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Obama Endorses Decision to Limit Morning-After Pill
Washington - President Obama, who took office pledging to put science ahead of politics, averted a skirmish with conservatives in the nation’s culture wars on Thursday by endorsing his …
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Colonel Wilkerson: US War With Iran “Three Years Away”
So it looks like more and more of the covert operations of the US, past and present, are starting to come out. An AP investigation revealed the location of …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: “We’re Seeing Democracy Die in Europe,” and More
Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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Karl Rove’s Latest Attack on Elizabeth Warren
Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS has another ad out attacking Elizabeth Warren (video here). This is beyond ludicrous – the ad attempts to blame Ms. Warren for the Troubled …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Passed Legislation to Veto Executive Regulation Orders, and More
Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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Homeless Family Occupies Foreclosed Home in Brooklyn
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Senate Blocks Obama Choice for Consumer Panel
Washington - The Senate on Thursday blocked President Obama’s nominee to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as filibustering Republicans who oppose the very powers of the new agency …
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Occupy the Police State
Police officers in riot gear form a line near Occupy Los Angeles protesters outside City Hall in Los Angeles, November 30, 2011. This image is nearly identical to the …