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Florida Governor Scott Rejects Million in Federal Health Aid for Those in Need to Grandstand Against Health Law
In his relentless campaign against President Obama’s health care reform law, Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) has repeatedly proven his willingness to put politics ahead of the welfare of …
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US Mayors Call for End to Wars and Nuclear Weapons
Mayors from around the country gather at the United States Conference of Mayors in Baltimore, June 17, 2011. (Photo: Monica Lopossay / The New York Times) Peace …
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker to Cut Medicaid Without Public Hearings
Republicans argue that states are the “laboratories of democracy” that should be charged with developing new, innovative ways for delivering quality health care more efficiently. But that point is …
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Florida Governor Scott is Sued by Teachers’ Union
The Florida Education Associate announced today it has filed a class action lawsuit against Gov. Rick Scott and other trustess of the state retirement plan for unconstitutionally imposing a …
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Clarence Thomas Decided Three Cases Where AEI Filed a Brief After AEI Gave Him a $15,000 Gift
In 2001, a conservative, corporate-aligned think tank called the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) gave Justice Clarence Thomas the gift of a $15,000 bust of Abraham Lincoln. At the ceremony …
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Open Lands, Closed Books
A series of reports by the Oakland Institute charge that several prominent American universities — including Harvard and Vanderbilt Universities and Spelman College — are investing in hedge funds …
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As Secession Nears, Sudan Steps Up Drive to Stop Rebels
The Sudanese Army and its allied militias have gone on an unsparing rampage to crush rebel fighters in the Nuba Mountains of central Sudan, bombing thatch-roofed villages, executing elders, …
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Obama to Announce Plans for Afghan Surge Pullout
Washington - President Obama plans to announce his decision on the scale and pace of troop withdrawals from Afghanistan in a speech on Wednesday evening, an administration official said …
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News in Brief: Workers in Canada Striking, and More
Workers in Canada Striking According to the Ottawa Citizen, unions and legislators are gradually addressing labor disputes as locked-out workers strike for better benefits. Air Canada …
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Deal on Lifeline to Avert Greek Bankruptcy Is Postponed
Europe's finance ministers unexpectedly put off approval early Monday of the next installment of aid to debt-laden Greece, delaying the decision until July and demanding that the Greek Parliament …