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S&P Downgrades Debt Rating of US for the First Time
Washington - Standard & Poor’s removed the United States government from its list of risk-free borrowers for the first time on Friday night, a downgrade that is freighted with …
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Serbia, NATO Reach Deal to End Kosovo Standoff
Belgrade, Serbia - The NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo (KFOR) and Belgrade have reached an agreement to end a tense standoff in the Serb-dominated northern Kosovo after nearly two …
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The Corporations Funding the Annual Meeting of the Powerful Right-Wing Front Group ALEC
This week, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is holding its annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. ALEC is a powerful corporate front group that allows big corporations to …
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Millions of Federal Court Records are Being Destroyed to Save Money
The federal courts are destroying millions of judicial case records that have been stored in the Federal Records Centers of the National Archives for decades, all in an effort …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Congress’ Disapproval Rating at an All-Time High of 82 Percent, and More
TRANSCRIPT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPvDu3ws61k Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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Senator Hutchison Only Republican Who Backed Democrats on FAA
In the impasse over funding the Federal Aviation Administration, which had idled more than 4,000 FAA employees and 70,000 construction workers for nearly two weeks, only one Republican sided …
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European and Global Markets Drop Ahead of Wall Street Opening
London - Stock markets continued to slide Friday in Europe following sharp sell-offs in Asia and on Wall Street, as pessimism about weak growth in the United States combined …
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The Hidden History of ALEC and Prison Labor
James Wilson, a Berrydale Forestry Camp farm squad prisoner, finishes loading collard greens on a truck at the University of Florida West Florida Research and Education Facility in Jay, …
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Shell Gets Tentative Approval to Drill in Arctic
The Department of the Interior on Thursday granted Royal Dutch Shell conditional approval of its plan to begin drilling exploratory wells in the Arctic Ocean next summer, a strong …
Studies Show Regulation Protects Health and Safety, Encourages Job Creation
Three recently published studies discuss the relationship between regulations and economic development. One study focuses on the job-creation potential of an individual environmental rule, and another touts the economic …