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Nuclear Watchdog Groups Say Corners Cut on Fire Safety
Washington - Nuclear watchdog groups say that an internal report by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on fire safety at nuclear plants shows that regulators don't have enough information to …
Why Is the White House Against Freezing Foreclosures in the Face of Rampant Fraud?
At first, there was a deafening silence from Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke on the foreclosure front. It was as if they: 1) didn’t read …
Marjorie Cohn | Israel Raid on Gaza Flotilla: US Failure to Condemn Despite UN Findings
On May 31, the Israeli military attacked a flotilla of ships in International waters. The vessels were carrying humanitarian supplies to the people in the Gaza Strip, who suffer …
In Mexico, Sex Trafficking Accelerates as Drug War Rages
The "War on Drugs" as viewed in Mexico and the U.S. is changing. No longer are President Felipe Calderón, the police, and Mexican military forces fighting just drug trafficking; …
Brazil
Folha de Sao Paulo, Brazil - In Brazil, as in the United States, most people do not vote for a president on the basis of foreign policy issues. Yet …
California’s Perfect Storm
The United States today faces an economic crisis worse than any since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Nowhere is it sharper than in the nation’s schools. It’s no …
As French Strikes Continue, Unions Take Aim at Sarkozy
Paris - Public strikes continued across France today, albeit at a lower level than the walkouts and marches Tuesday, as labor leaders and left wing politicians continue to push …
Robert Scheer | Invasion of the Robot Home Snatchers
The Titanic that is the U.S. housing market has just sprung its biggest leak, and even some of the largest banks responsible for this mess, like Bank of America …
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In 1999, Serco paid $53 million to acquire Elekluft, a company that specialized in military and aerospace customers, and was originally formed in 1961 to install and support German …
Pakistan Court Takes On its President
Islamabad, Pakistan - The seemingly interminable friction between Pakistan’s president and the country’s judiciary is about to get interesting. After declaring unconstitutional in December a decree of sweeping amnesty, …