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Labor Leaders Question Contractor’s Hiring Practices
At 6:15 a.m. on Friday, April 20th, the back parking lot of the Staybridge Suites in Vancouver, Washington is filled with work trucks parked in between vans with Texas …
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South Carolina Republicans Step in Line Behind Romney
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, April 27, 2012. (Photo: Ty William Wright / The New …
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Health Spending Is Flattening Out
(Photo: presta) Washington - The growth of health spending has slowed substantially in the last few years, surprising experts and offering some fuel for optimism about the federal government’s …
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ALEC May Target Renewable Energy Mandates
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a conservative policy group, has helped state lawmakers craft measures aimed at curtailing U.S. EPA air pollution rules, repealing cap and trade and …
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Jobs (and Your Tax Dollars) for Christians and Crisis Pregnancy Centers
(Photo: Xeni Jardin / Flickr)If you want to help carry out the anti-abortion mission of the taxpayer-funded Care Net Pregnancy Resource Center, you have to be a Christian. It's …
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A Miner’s Life: Coca, Hunger and Fear
Bogota - At the cost of 25 years of their lifespan, workers toil 60 hours a week for $9 a day in the bowels of a mine that once …
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United States Talks Fail as Pakistanis Seek Apology
Islamabad, Pakistan - The latest high-level talks on ending a diplomatic deadlock between the United States and Pakistan ended in failure on Friday over Pakistani demands for an unconditional …
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FCC Requires TV Stations to Put Political Ad Files Online
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) voted today to require major commercial TV stations to post online public files and political advertising files that detail crucial information on the campaign …
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Afghan Security Forces Attack Coalition Troops, Officials Say
Kabul - Afghan security forces apparently opened fire on NATO troops in southern Afghanistan earlier this week, American and Afghan officials revealed late Thursday and on Friday.In one episode, …
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Obama Campaign Launches Florida Voters Registration Drive
In a nondescript store front next to a Pembroke Pines gym, Florida Democrats launched a major offensive this week to boost their ranks despite a Republican law that makes …