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Greek Leader Calls Off Referendum on Bailout Plan
Athens - After a tumultuous day of political gamesmanship, Prime Minister George Papandreou called off his plan to hold a referendum on Greece’s new loan deal with the European …
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Vehicle-to-Grid: A New Spin on Car Payments
Willett Kempton is an anthropologist. And an electrical engineer. On this winter morning at the University of Delaware, both skill sets come in handy as he courts …
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In the Last 30 Years, College Tuition Tripled
A new report from Demos looking at The Economic State of Young America shows that “average [higher education] tuition is three times higher today than in 1980.” “Average tuition …
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Obama Demands Passage of Jobs Bill But, Again, It’s Not Likely
Washington - President Barack Obama stood Wednesday before an aging Washington bridge and urged a bitterly divided Congress to approve his plan to boost infrastructure spending, but the effort …
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OWS Oakland Takes Over City, Shutting Down One of the Biggest Ports in the Country – But Nightfall Brings More Chaos and Teargas (3)
Protesters march through the Port of Oakland during the general strike organized by Occupy Oakland, in Oakland, Calif., on Nov. 2, 2011. Police kept a low profile as protesters …
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Emails Shed Light on New Guantanamo Policy Surroundng Detainees’ Legal Mail
A guard tower at Camp Delta, part of the prison facility at the US Naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on July 23, 2008. (Photo: Fred R. Conrad / …
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OWS Oakland Takes Over City, Shutting Down One of the Biggest Ports in the Country – but Nightfall Brings More Chaos and Teargas (2)
As many as 15,000 people participated in actions across Oakland yesterday, with small marches peeling off to protest in front of banks or “occupy” foreclosed homes. There were probably …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Single-Payer Health Care Could Help Save Cash-Strapped States, and More
In today's On the News Segment: Tens of thousands of people flooded the streets of Oakland yesterday, an Associated Press report says there are now more than 20 million …
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As Polls Slip, Perry Gets First Bounty of ‘Super PAC’ Ads
A new “super PAC” co-founded by Gov. Rick Perry’s onetime chief of staff has begun running campaign ads in Iowa and South Carolina, marking the first advertising by a …
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Thirty Major Corporations Paid No Income Taxes in the Last Three Years, While Making $160 Billion
One of the driving forces behind the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protests is the fact that corporations have not been paying their fair share in taxes. A new report …