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Rebels Yank Open Gates of Infamous Libyan Prison, Seeking Clues to a Massacre
Tripoli, Libya - The liberators of Abu Salim prison came swinging sledgehammers. The inmates flashed victory signs, locks fell, a crowd cheered and the doors swung open. …
Five GOP Presidential Candidates Have Proposed Eliminating Capital Gains Tax, a $1 Trillion Giveaway to the Rich
Yesterday, 2012 GOP presidential long-shot Jon Huntsman unveiled an economic plan that, in addition to including standard conservative tropes about repealing the Affordable Care Act and the Dodd-Frank financial …
Ukraine Loses Its Way (2)
Ukranian President Viktor Yanukovych Keiv. (Photo: IsraelMFA / Flickr) Prague – Since the election of President Viktor Yanukovych in 2010, Ukraine has experienced a significant and alarming …
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For the Governor of Vermont, a Crash Course in Disaster Management
Pittsfield, Vermont - After helicoptering into this flood-ravaged town and delivering a pep talk to residents who had been stranded for three days and counting, Gov. Peter Shumlin asked …
North Dakota’s Economic “Miracle” – It’s Not Oil
The state-owned Bank of North Dakota is credited with the state's relatively healthy economy. (Photo: banknd.nd.gov) In an article in The New York Times on August 19th …
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Cheney Memoir
U.S. Wasting Billions While Tripling No-Bid Contracts After Decade of War in Iraq, Afghanistan
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Meet The New American Sweatshop
The professional carwash industry is a $23 billion enterprise, one which more and more Americans make use of every year. If you visited a carwash lately – which judging …
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On the Obama Administration’s Pressuring of NY Attorney General Office
Gretchen Morgenson’s must-read article, “Attorney General of N.Y. Is Said to Face Pressure on Bank Foreclosure Deal,” reveals how the Obama administration is putting pressure on attorneys general, especially …
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Rio+20: Beyond the Legacy of Despair
In June 2012, there will be a follow-up to the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro twenty years earlier. The upcoming summit (Rio + 20) will focus on …