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Members Who Supported Big Oil Have Received $38.6 Million From the Industry
The oil industry has rarely been more influential in the House.
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Germany Swaps Nuclear for Solar and Wind Power
In response to the Fukushima meltdown, Germany aims to close all its reactors by 2022.
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Moody’s Cuts Credit Ratings of 15 Big Banks
The credit downgrades could do more damage to their bottom lines and further unsettle equity markets.
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NATO 3 Indictment Shows Increased Terrorism Charges
The case of the missing indictment for the three NATO protesters charged with terrorism has been solved by the group's lawyers, who discovered the documents at the Cook County …
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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 …