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Double Jeopardy: Seniors Facing Hardships Hit by Budget Cuts
While advocates for elders are decrying political proposals that would cut budgets “on the backs of seniors and the poor,” Howard Bedlin of the National Council on Aging (NCOA) …
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In Nuclear Accident, Risks Extend Beyond Evacuation Zone
Washington - The nuclear power accidents at Fukushima this spring and at Chernobyl 25 years ago Tuesday show that radiation releases can endanger people and contaminate land many miles …
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“No Deal for the Donald“
Washington - There's a reason presidents go gray. The job is difficult. The pressures are unrelenting. If you don't realize this, you're not qualified to be president. Or you're …
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Backdoor Bailouts: Banks Play Shell Game With Taxpayer Dollars
The Federal Reserve propped up banks with big infusions of cash during the depths of the financial crisis in 2008 and 2009. Banks that took billions of dollars from …
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What Would Abbie Hoffman Do to Stop the Koch Brothers?
He levitated the Pentagon, brought down Lyndon B. Johnson, shamed Richard Nixon, challenged Wall Street and pioneered a cultural revolution.
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Free Bradley Manning
(Photo: thaths) I have a confession to make: I have been on the fence about Bradley Manning as the drama of his detention and the Wikileaks documents …
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NATO Says It Is Broadening Attacks on Libya Targets
Washington - NATO planners say the allies are stepping up attacks on palaces, headquarters, communications centers and other prominent institutions supporting the Libyan government, a shift of targets that …
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WikiLeaks: Just Eight at Guantanamo Gave Evidence Against 255 Others
Washington - U.S. military intelligence assessing the threat of nearly 800 men held at Guantanamo in many cases used information from a small group of captives whose accounts now …