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Even Critics of Safety Net Increasingly Depend on It
Ki Gulbranson, who counts on an earned income tax credit and has signed up his children for free meals at school, at his logo apparel shop in downtown Lindstrom, …
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Bishops Reject White House’s New Plan on Contraception
The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops have rejected a compromise on birth control coverage that President Obama offered on Friday and said they would continue to fight the president’s plan …
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Want an Aisle Seat? Not for $2,000, Ralph Nader Tells American Airlines
Washington - As if bankrupt American Airlines didn't have enough problems, along comes consumer advocate Ralph Nader — who's really steamed that for a flight Saturday to Dallas/Fort Worth …
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Two Security Complex Car Bombings Kill Dozens, Syria Says
Beirut, Lebanon - Powerful car bombs exploded outside two security headquarters in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, killing 28 people by official count and signaling that …
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Fifty-State, $25 Billion Mortgage Settlement: Relief for Struggling Homeowners or Bailout for Big Banks?
The U.S. Justice Department has unveiled a record mortgage settlement with the nation’s five largest banks to resolve claims over faulty foreclosures and mortgage practices that have indebted and …
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Report: By a Nearly 2 to 1 Margin, Cable Networks Call on Men Over Women to Comment on Birth Control
President Obama’s regulation mandating that health insurance plans offer free birth control is an issue that most directly affects women. And yet, the cable news chatter over this controversy …
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Obama Bypasses Congress on No Child Left Behind
The Obama administration is demanding education reform from Congress, but instead of waiting for lawmakers to act, President Obama granted waivers to ten states on Thursday allowing them to …
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Modified Crops Tap a Wellspring of Protest
Silent in flannel shirts and ponytails, farmers from Saskatchewan and South Dakota, Mississippi and Massachusetts lined the walls of a packed federal courtroom in Manhattan last week, as their …
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JC Penney CEO: “Ellen Represents The Values Of Our Company“
JC Penney CEO Ron Johnson spoke out this morning in defense of the company’s new partnership with Ellen DeGeneres. The conservative group One Million Moms has called for a …
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Thousands Gather in Brooklyn to Fight School Closures
Thousands of protesters gathered at Brooklyn Tech High School yesterday evening to oppose 25 pending school closures, 13 of which are scheduled to occur in Brooklyn. …