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Mitt Romney May Place Top Oil Lobbyist in Charge of His White House
The possible future chief of staff is the president of the American Petroleum Institute, the largest oil lobbying association in the country.
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Amazon Indians Can Be Saved
May 2012 marks the twentieth birthday of Brazil’s Yanomami Park. It’s the largest area of protected rainforest in the world; it’s also the best reply to critics who say …
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Why Bain Questions Matter
Washington - Who are the dastardly enemies of free enterprise who decided to make an issue of Mitt Romney's tenure at the private-equity firm Bain Capital? Er, those would …
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Wisconsin Recall Roundup – May 25, 2012
Firefighters Trash DNC for Lack of Aid in the Recall For weeks Democrats in Wisconsin have been putting pressure on the national Democratic Party to do more for the …
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Redefining the Arab Spring: Is Chaos Overtaking Revolution?
The age of revolutionary romance is over. Various Arab countries are now facing hard truths. Millions of Arabs merely want to live with a semblance of dignity, free from …
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Britain Fears “Lost” Generation of Jobless Youth in Europe’s Crisis
London - Several months after graduating from a technical college, Mohammed Aden remains unemployed, despite sending out a flurry of resumes for entry-level jobs in electronic engineering, his chosen field. …
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Five Ways the Facebook IPO Teaches Us About How Wall Street Games the System
Facebook’s initial public offering — which so dominated the financial press that Facebook has been on the cover of the Wall Street Journal for nine straight days — has started to …
Imposing White “Eurocentric” Education on Mexican-American Students in Tucson: The Suppression of History
Battles over school curriculums occasionally make national news, but quickly fade. However, the banning of the Mexican-American studies program in Tucson has assumed much greater significance. The action precipitated …
US Hard Line in Failed Iran Talks Driven by Israel
Washington - Negotiations between Iran and the United States and other members of the P5+1 group in Baghdad ended in fundamental disagreement Thursday over the position of the P5+1 offering …