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NAFTA Is Starving Mexico
Since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) became the law of the land, millions of Mexicans have joined the ranks of the hungry. Malnutrition is highest among the …
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FBI Uses Maps to Track Muslims and Fight Fake Crime
Back in 2004, FBI Special Agent Bill Shute set out to prove a point. A self-described “visual learner,” Shute thought that if you took arrest data from court records …
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Rick Perry Outlines Flat Tax, Social Security Proposals
Gray Sourt, SC — Texas Gov. Rick Perry, hoping to reinvigorate his flagging bid for the Republican presidential nomination, unveiled a new economic plan Tuesday in South Carolina that …
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Founder Says WikiLeaks, Starved of Cash, May Close
London - Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, said on Monday that his Web site could be forced to shut down by the end of the year because a …
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Top Earners Doubled Share of Nation’s Income, Study Finds
The top 1 percent of earners more than doubled their share of the nation’s income over the last three decades, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, in a new …
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President to Ease Student Loan Burden for Low-Income Graduates
President Obama will announce new programs Wednesday to lower monthly loan payments for some students graduating next year and thereafter and to let borrowers who have a mix of …
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Bachmann: Uninsured Americans Can Rely on “Charitable Organizations” for Health Care
Republicans have a hard time explaining how they would make up for the loss in coverage to 32 million Americans if they succeed in repealing the Affordable Care Act. …
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Panetta Says North Korea Remains a “Serious Threat“
Seoul, South Korea - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta on Wednesday called North Korea a “serious threat” and told American and South Korean troops here that they were on …
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Merkel Implores German Lawmakers to Back Euro Rescue Measures
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, in a plea for domestic support hours before European leaders are scheduled to hold a crisis summit, beseeched lawmakers Wednesday to back measures to …
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Canada Blocks Torture Case Against Bush
New York - Beaten. Chained to walls. Exposed to extreme temperatures. Deprived of food, water and sleep. Hassan bin Attash, Sami el- Hajj, Muhammed Khan Tumani and Murat Kurnaz …