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Another Rebel Setback as Qaddafi Troops Besiege Ajdabiya
Ajdabiya, Libya - The front line for control of Libya moved to its easternmost point in three weeks on Saturday as forces loyal to Col. Moammar Gadhafi stormed this …
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US Healthcare System Unprepared for Major Nuclear Emergency
U.S. officials say the nation's health system is ill-prepared to cope with a catastrophic release of radiation, despite years of focus on the possibility of a terrorist “dirty bomb” …
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The Clean Energy Revolution Won’t be About Clean Energy
The uprisings in the Middle East and the growing austerity-induced unrest among workers in the US and Europe have provided new hope for environmental movement leaders who for years …
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Ryan Turns Knife on Medicare, Medicaid
(Photo: US Embassy Kabul Afghanistan / Flickr) Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the Republican chairman of the U.S. House Budget Committee, unveiled two proposals this week which …
Fracking Insiders Score Big in New Gas Bill, But Americans Not Told the True Costs of Massive Drilling Plan
(Photo: Pete Souza / White House) Corporate insiders peddling the claim that drilling for methane gas will solve America's energy needs just scored big in Washington — …
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House Passes Anti-Net Neutrality Resolution
(Photo: Peter Kemmer / Flickr) The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Friday, with the support of a handful of Democrats, passed a joint resolution to repeal the …
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Book Review: “Academically Adrift“
“Academically Adrift” by Arum and Roksa (University of Chicago Press 2011)
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Syrian Protests Are Said to Be Largest and Bloodiest to Date
Cairo - Dozens of communities across Syria erupted in protest on Friday in what activists said were by far the largest and bloodiest demonstrations against the iron rule of …
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Hero of Egypt’s Revolution, Military Faces Critics as Protests Resume
Cairo — A blogger was jailed recently for “insulting the military.” Human rights advocates say that thousands of people have been arrested and tried before military courts in the …
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$38 Billion Budget Deal Reached to Avert Shutdown
President Barack Obama talks with advisors in the Oval Office. (Photo: Pete Souza / White House) Washington - Congressional leaders and President Obama headed off a shutdown …