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Senate Rejects Resolution to Repeal EPA’s Air Pollution Standards
The Senate voted 46-53 on Wednesday to reject a resolution to repeal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards aimed at reducing the amount of toxic pollution emitted from coal burning …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Greece Finally Has a Government, and More
In today's On the News segment: Greece finally has a government; JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon again appears before the House Financial Services Committee; Congressman Paul Ryan wants to …
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Fed Expected to Keep Twisting, but Will Markets Shout?
Faced with a wide range of signs warning of an economic slowdown, the Federal Reserve is expected to announce Wednesday that it will extend a controversial bond-buying program even …
Agent Orange at Okinawa’s Futenma Base in 1980s
The U.S. Marine Corps buried a massive stockpile of Agent Orange at the Futenma air station in Okinawa, seriously sickening the base's former head of maintenance and potentially contaminating …
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Public Workers Face New Rash of Layoffs, Hurting Recovery
Government payrolls grew in the early part of the recovery, largely because of federal stimulus measures. But since its postrecession peak in April 2009 (not counting temporary Census hiring), …
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In a Twist, Fed Stands Pat but Extends Twist
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday itu2019d extend a controversial bond-buying program known as Operation Twist to help spark economic activity but gave only vague guidance about what kind of …
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Divide in Albany Kills Proposal on Marijuana
Too many black and Latino men were being arrested because, after being stopped by the police, they were forced to empty their pockets.
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House Republican Budget Would Raise Taxes for Middle Class, Cut Them for Millionaires
Households earning more than $1 million a year could see a net tax cut of about $300,000 annually.
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Mubarak Said to Be in Critical Condition in Egypt Hospital
The confusion over his health injected new volatility into the country's growing political and constitutional crisis.
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Senators Try to Kill EPA Effort to Reduce Mercury and Toxic Air Pollution
The Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on a Republican proposal to stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing new rules that would reduce the amount of dangerous …