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For Markets in Europe, the Focus of Fear Moves to Italy
European efforts to solve a growing sovereign debt crisis have failed to quell market unease on the Continent, and the skepticism over Greece points to continued volatility this week.
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The Politics of the Heavenly and Unheavenly
Washington - We have embarked on yet another presidential campaign in which religion will play an important role without any agreement over what the ground rules for that engagement …
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Leaders in Greece Agree to Form a New Government
Athens - After crisis talks on Sunday night, Prime Minister George Papandreou and his main rival agreed to create a new unity government in Greece that will not be …
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Malawi: No Social Safety Nets for the Poor
Blantyre- In Mbedza village, a remote rural community in southern Malawi, Fedson Feston beams an infant’s awkward smile and swings his tiny arms up towards the face of his …
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Debate on Fracking: Was Syracuse Right to Ban the Controversial Natural Gas Drilling Process?
Amy Goodman: We are broadcasting from Syracuse, which recently became the third city in New York state to ban the natural gas drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing, or …
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Will Iowa Leave Face-Time Ritual with Candidates Behind?
Marshalltown, Iowa - They say in Iowa that a voter has to meet a candidate for president face to face a few times before deciding whom to support. But …
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Fact Check: Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Isn’t a Job Creator
Proponents of the dangerous Keystone XL project claim that construction of the 1700-mile tar sands pipeline from Canada to Texas will create tens of thousands, if not hundreds of …
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Will Americans Be Allowed to Vote on Supercommittee Cuts?
Congress' “supercommittee” of the 1% is preparing an austerity plan for the 99%. Will We, the People be allowed to vote on this plan, or, like Greece, will the …
Iran Plot: A Pretext for War
For many Iran observers, Washington’s latest accusations against Iran — implicating members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States …
Education in Afghanistan: The Darkness Approaches; a Light Shines Bright
Village girls wait as the Afghan National Police unload a shipment of humanitarian aid at their village in Gozarah, Afghanistan, Feb. 4. (Photo: U.S. Air Force TSgt Laura K. …