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Vermont Leads the Way
“We have a problem,” said House Speaker Shap Smith of Vermont. “We need to solve it.” This comment reflects a no-nonsense, hands-on, can-do attitude you rarely find …
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Stricter Regulation of Formaldehyde Remains Uncertain Despite Carcinogen Ruling
Family members outside their FEMA trailer. Trailers supplied by FEMA to Katrina survivors were found to have harmful levels of formaldehyde in them. Last week, the Department of Health …
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The Politician’s Penis
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America Needs Taxes
What do USAA, CVS Caremark, Costco, UnitedHealth Group and Berkshire Hathaway all have in common?
Ralph Nader: Koch Brothers Led Fight to Defend Formaldehyde Despite Carcinogenic Evidence (2)
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How to Add Value to the G20 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting
The G20 Agriculture Ministers will gather together for their first ever meeting next week in Paris (June 22-23) to discuss potential measures for the G20 governments to endorse regarding …
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The White House Needs a Real Jobs Plan
This was originally published on Monday, June 13. Today the President met with business leaders on his “jobs and competitiveness council,” who suggested more public-private partnerships to …
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Bachmann Calls for Huge Corporate Tax Cut Alongside Tax Increase for the Working Poor
Several of the 2012 GOP presidential hopefuls have laid out economic platforms that would include huge cuts in the corporate tax rate. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) called …
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Syrian Unrest Stirs New Fear of Deeper Sectarian Divide
The Syrian government's retaking of a town this weekend that had teetered beyond its control is sharpening sectarian tensions along one of the country's most explosive fault lines: relations …
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Time to Challenge Convention at the IMF
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) I suspect that an endorsement from me may be the kiss of death — but, anyway, Stan Fischer, …