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Pacific Salmon May Be Dying From Leukemia-Type Virus
In Canada's Fraser River, a mysterious illness has killed millions of Pacific salmon, and scientists have a new hypothesis about why: The wild salmon are suffering from viral infections …
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Military Chaplains Forum Revealed, Takes on Religious Bigotry
(Photo: Jason Pier / Flickr) For five years an ad hoc group of retired and active duty Chaplains have been working under the radar to assist LGB …
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A Primer on Tax Day Activism
(Photo: Justen Eason / Flickr) With Tax Day hard on our heels, David Cay Johnston has done a tremendous service by boiling down and unpacking what he …
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Tokyo Power to Compensate 50,000 Evacuees
Tokyo - The Tokyo Electric Power Company announced plans on Friday to distribute 50 billion yen, or $600 million, in initial payments to 50,000 people evacuated because of the …
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Senator DeMint Demands Constitution Be Changed to Ban Federal Debt
Washington - Sen. Jim DeMint, who has wrought chaos in Congress over earmarks, immigration and health care, is preparing to launch a crusade that would make those fights look …
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News in Brief: More Rainwater Tests Positive for Radiation From Japan, and More
More Rainwater Tests Positive for Radiation From Japan
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US Nuclear Regulator Lets Industry Help With the Fine Print
In the fall of 2001, inspectors with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission were so concerned about possible corrosion at Ohio's Davis Besse Nuclear Power Station that they prepared an emergency …
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Twelve Tax-Dodging Corporations Spent $1 Billion to Influence Washington Over the Last Decade
As ThinkProgress has been reporting, while Main Street Americans are having their services gutted and public investment is being slashed, some of the country's most profitable corporations are getting …
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The Time Is Right to End “Zero Tolerance” in Schools
It is too early to know whether the current wave of school reforms will lead to lasting improvements in student achievement. But it is not too early to note …
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The Rich Are Getting Richer
Some people say it doesn't really matter how much companies pay their executives, at least as far as the shareholders are concerned. Whether investors prosper depends on the executives' …