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China and India Making Inroads in Biotech Drugs
Chinese and Indian drug makers have taken over much of the global trade in medicines and now manufacture more than 80 percent of the active ingredients in drugs sold …
The Big One Is Coming: Strikes Rattle California Hospitals
A one-day strike is set to affect Kaiser Permenente, one of California’s largest and most profitable hospital chains. (Photo: tedeytan) The sudden release of stored energy could …
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Obama to Offer Plan to Cut Deficit by Over $3 Trillion
Washington — President Obama will unveil a plan on Monday that uses entitlement cuts, tax increases and war savings to reduce the federal deficit by more than $3 trillion …
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A Perry Tale About the Prince of Privilege
It's bedtime, children. Get on your jammies, scootch under the covers, and I'll tell you a “Perry Tale.” In this one, Prince Rick is trying to make …
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Fighting Erupts for Second Day in Yemeni Capital
Sana, Yemen — Violence convulsed the streets of Yemen’s capital for a second straight day on Monday as government security forces battled soldiers who have joined anti-government protesters in …
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New “Super PAC” Aims to Raise $55 Million for Rick Perry
Washington - Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the GOP presidential front-runner, may be leading the pack in the money game as well, as a new “super PAC” supporting him gears …
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Can Obama Calm Democratic Panic?
Washington - With apologies to Winston Churchill: The talk in the political class is that this is the beginning of the end of the Obama administration, while the talk …
Ten Tips for a Zero-Waste Household
A few years ago, my husband and I decided that we wanted a better world for our two boys, now 10 and 11 years old. We embarked on a …
Anti-Transgender Violence: How Hate-Crime Laws Have Failed
(Photo: PhotoComiX) On the morning of June 5, 2011, a 23-year-old African-American transgender woman, Chrishaun McDonald, and her friends were walking down Lake Street in Minneapolis. As …