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US Healthcare System Unprepared for Major Nuclear Emergency
U.S. officials say the nation's health system is ill-prepared to cope with a catastrophic release of radiation, despite years of focus on the possibility of a terrorist "dirty bomb" …
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Ryan Turns Knife on Medicare, Medicaid
(Photo: US Embassy Kabul Afghanistan / Flickr) Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the Republican chairman of the U.S. House Budget Committee, unveiled two proposals this week which …
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House Passes Anti-Net Neutrality Resolution
(Photo: Peter Kemmer / Flickr) The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Friday, with the support of a handful of Democrats, passed a joint resolution to repeal the …
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Syrian Protests Are Said to Be Largest and Bloodiest to Date
Cairo - Dozens of communities across Syria erupted in protest on Friday in what activists said were by far the largest and bloodiest demonstrations against the iron rule of …
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Hero of Egypt’s Revolution, Military Faces Critics as Protests Resume
Cairo — A blogger was jailed recently for “insulting the military.” Human rights advocates say that thousands of people have been arrested and tried before military courts in the …
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$38 Billion Budget Deal Reached to Avert Shutdown
President Barack Obama talks with advisors in the Oval Office. (Photo: Pete Souza / White House) Washington - Congressional leaders and President Obama headed off a shutdown …
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Slave-Like Labor Persists in the Coachella Valley
(Photo: Sheila Pinkel) On February 11, 2011, I joined a small number of professors and students of Pomona College for a day's field trip to Coachella Valley …
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Millions Without Power After Japan Aftershock
More than 900,000 households remained without electricity on Friday after the strongest aftershock to hit since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan rocked a wide section of …
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Investment Rights Stifle Democracy
This week, MEPs are due to vote on a report from the Parliament's international trade committee (INTA) about Europe's international investment policy – giving guidelines for the rights of …
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News in Brief: Possible Reversal in Wisconsin Judge Race After Alleged Spreadsheet Mistake, and More
Possible Reversal in Wisconsin Judge Race After Alleged Spreadsheet Mistake