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London Riots Put Spotlight on Troubled, Unemployed Youths in Britain
London - “I came here to get my penny’s worth,” said a man who gave his name as Louis James, 19, a slightly built participant in the widening riots …
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Environmentalism’s Original Sin
In 2007 the National Audubon Society, one of the leading environmental organizations in the United States, issued a report headlined “Common Birds in Decline.” Based on statistical analysis of …
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The Dangerous Myth of American Military Omnipotence
U.S. Army Pfc. Shawn Williams of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division based in Fort Wainwright, Alaska, gives the thumbs-up to members of his unit as …
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Debtpocalypse Deferred!
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Capitulation, Not Compromise, Led to a Debt Deal
President Barack Obama signed an agreement on August 2 that raised the United States’ debt ceiling. (Photo: Philip Scott Andrews / The New York Times) What would …
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Native American Punk Band Fights to Preserve Sacred Mountain from Ski Resort
Jeneda and Clayson Benally of the Native American punk band Blackfire are suing the U.S. Forest Service over plans to turn Flagstaff's waste water into snow for a …
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Washington’s Three-Ring Circus
President Barack Obama with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) in a meeting with Congressional leaders about raising the national debt limit, in Washington on July 14, 2011. (Photo: Doug …
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Mysterious Wisconsin “Gun Group,” Coordinated on Misleading Absentee Ballot Mailings
On Saturday we posted an article detailing the similarities, and apparent coordination, in misleading “Absentee Ballot Application” mailers sent out to Democratic voters by both the David Koch-founded Americans …
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Secretive Corporate-Legislative Group ALEC Holds Annual Meeting to Rewrite State Laws
Hundreds of state legislators from all 50 states have gathered in New Orleans for the annual meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council, known as ALEC. Critics say the …
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On Eve of Recall, Walker Booed at Wisconsin State Fair
Today, Wisconsin voters will head to the polls for the special recall elections of six Republican state senators who supported Gov. Scott Walker's (R) anti-union bill that stripped public …