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Getting Sick Doesn’t Pay
Seattle - If the nation’s 14 million unemployed workers return to jobs, they will find some sobering changes in the workplace: They’ll earn less, pay more for health insurance …
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Perry, Romney Duel on Social Security at Tea Party Debate
Tampa, Florida - The future of Social Security, a pivotal issue in retiree-rich Florida, seized the political spotlight at Monday's Republican presidential debate as Mitt Romney tried hard to …
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Cantor Votes to Rebuild Iraq, Refuses to Rebuild America
Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) voted for over $120 billion to rebuild Iraq and Afghanistan, funds that were used to construct and repair schools, roads, bridges, and other critical …
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Libya: The Petrol Partitioned in Paris
This afternoon, the western powers will assemble in Paris, officially to “pave the route” to post-Gaddafi Libya. Each party will be likely to fight for its share of the …
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Bank of America to Eliminate 30,000 Jobs
Bank of America Corp. said today that the first phase of its cost-cutting program is expected to eliminate 30,000 jobs over the next few years. The reductions …
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Bush’s “October Surprise” File in Dispute
The National Archives is reconsidering its initial refusal to release Secret Service records regarding the whereabouts of George H.W. Bush on Oct. 19, 1980, when the then-Republican vice presidential …
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Pawlenty Was Against Obamneycare Before He Was for It
Former presidential candidate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty formally endorsed Mitt Romney for president this morning, telling Fox News’ Fox & Friends that Romney is “unmatched in his skills, …
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Blast at French Nuclear Site Is Said to Kill One Person
Paris — One person was killed and four were injured Monday afternoon in an explosion at a nuclear waste treatment site in southern France, according to the French Nuclear …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama to Submit His American Jobs Act to Congress Today, and More
In today's On the News segment: Obama will submit his American Jobs Act to Congress today, a major bridge over the Ohio River was shut down Friday, explosion reported …
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Pressure Builds on Deficit Panel to “Go Big,” Beyond Its Mandate, in Cuts
Washington — Led by President Obama, pressure is building on the new Congressional committee on deficit reduction to “go big” — beyond its mandate to shave as much as …