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5.9 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes East Coast
An earthquake sent tremors from the nation’s capital to New York City and New England Tuesday afternoon, the result of what officials said was a 5.9 magnitude earthquake based …
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Groups Worry About Environmental Footprint of America’s Cup on SF Bay
San Francisco - For a week next summer and nearly two months in 2013, the San Francisco Bay will become a natural amphitheater for the prestigious 34th America’s Cup …
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Big Organizing Challenge Remains After Temporary Truce at Verizon
The striking unions at Verizon made it clear from the beginning that they might return to work without a settlement if they were convinced management would get serious at …
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GOP Rep. Chabot Bans Cameras At Town Hall As Constituents Chant “Where Are The Jobs?“
Rep. Steve Chabot’s (R-OH) town hall meeting was riddled with protests last night as voters voiced their frustration with the GOP’s focus on deep spending cuts rather than providing …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republican Gov. John Kasich Now Refusing Federal Money to Help the Unemployed, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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Katrina Pain Index 2011: Race, Gender, Poverty
Six years ago, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf coast. The impact of Katrina and government bungling continue to inflict major pain on the people left behind. It is impossible …
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On 15th Anniversary of ‘Welfare Reform,’ Aid Is Not Getting to Those Who Need it Most
On this day 15 years ago, President Bill Clinton signed a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s welfare system that enacted onerous work requirements on poor families before they could …
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Communities to Banks: You Can Fix the Housing Crisis
Banks caused the housing crisis — and the financial crash which threw millions out of their jobs — and they can fix it, according to a new report. …
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Rebel Forces Invade Qaddafi Compound
Tripoli, Libya - Rebel fighters flooded into Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s sprawling compound on Tuesday, overwhelming what remained of its defenses and running pell-mell through the grounds, as the crackle …
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Attorney General of N.Y. Is Said to Face Pressure on Bank Foreclosure Deal
Eric T. Schneiderman, the attorney general of New York, has come under increasing pressure from the Obama administration to drop his opposition to a wide-ranging state settlement with banks …