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Recession Study Finds Hispanics Hit the Hardest
Woodbridge, Va. - Hispanic families accounted for the largest single decline in wealth of any ethnic and racial group in the country during the recession, according to a study …
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Senate Quickly Kills Boehner Debt Bill
Washington - After a 24-hour delay and concessions to conservatives, the House on Friday narrowly approved a Republican fiscal plan that the Senate quickly rejected in a standoff over …
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Air Force Pulls “Jesus Loves Nukes” Ethics Training After Publication of Truthout Report
A slide taken from a PowerPoint presentation on Nuclear Ethics and Nuclear Warfare cites St. Augustine's Christian Just War Theory to teach missile officers about the morals and ethics …
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Recovery Still Slow as New Data Show Little Growth
Washington - The United States economy has slowed considerably this year from a year ago, according to a report from the Commerce Department released on Friday. The …
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House GOP Leaders Fail to Secure a Vote on Debt Limit
Republicans in the House of Representatives failed for a second straight day Thursday to find enough votes within their own ranks to pass a heavily lobbied GOP leadership plan …
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How Shadowy Right-Wing Front Groups Engineered Our National Embrace of Debt Reduction Over Job Creation
(Photo: Vanessa Arn / Flickr) For the entire year, as a sluggish economy sputters by and states continue to struggle with falling revenue, the conversation in Congress …
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Ex-Prime Minister Says Taliban Offer Talks for Pullout Date
(Photo: isafmedia / Flickr) The Taliban leadership is ready to negotiate peace with the United States right now if Washington indicates its willingness to provide a timetable …
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Norway’s Premier Vows to Keep an Open Society
Oslo - The prime minister of Norway acknowledged on Wednesday that his country had fundamentally changed as a result of the attacks on a youth camp and government complex …
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Former Afghan Prime Minister Says Taliban Offer Talks for Pullout Date
Kabul - The Taliban leadership is ready to negotiate peace with the United States right now if Washington indicates its willingness to provide a timetable for complete withdrawal, according …
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Here’s What Happens if Ratings Agencies Downgrade US Debt: It’s Really Bad
Washington - The political stalemate in the nation's capital over the federal debt and budget deficits is increasing the chances of what seemed highly unlikely until very recently: that …