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Germany Dims Nuclear Plants, but Hopes to Keep Lights On (2)
Biblis, Germany - Not since the grim period after World War II has Germany had significant blackouts, but it is now bracing for that possibility after shutting down half …
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On Jobs, Time to Be Bold
Washington - President Obama's promised jobs plan needs to be unrealistic and unreasonable, at the very least. If he can crank it all the way up to unimaginable, that …
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The Alan Krueger Lesson: Good Advice Is One Thing, Following It Is Another
The appointment of economist Alan Krueger, who President Obama named to head the Council of Economic Advisers today, is getting generally favorable reviews from progressive economic commentators. For the …
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Eight Reasons Why Raising the Medicare Age Is the Worst Presidential “Bargain” Since 1854
When it comes to the “Grand Bargain” they're pushing in Washington, the movie posters for The Fly said it best: Be afraid. Be very afraid. Other people …
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Dear Super Committee: Defense Contractors are “Second to None” In Wasteful Spending
No other country in the world comes close to the amount the US spends on defense funding. (Photo: melanieburger)
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A Eulogy for Jack Layton
Like most progressive-minded folk with Canadian friends, I was profoundly aggrieved to hear of Jack Layton's death last Monday. The leader of the New Democratic Party NDP) succumbed to …
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Making a Life on a Tough, New Planet
(Image: Times Books) The months after the initial publication of Eaarth saw some of the most intense environmental trauma the planet has ever witnessed, events that exemplified …
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Qaddafi’s Wife and Three of His Children Flee to Algeria
Tripoli, Libya - Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s second wife and three of his children fled to Algeria on Monday, the Algerian Foreign Ministry said. It was the first official news …
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Hariri Bombing Indictment Based on Flawed Premise
Washington - The indictment of four men linked to Hezbollah in the 2005 assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri made public by the Special Tribunal on Lebanon Aug. …
President Obama Has All the Legal Authority He Needs to Make Recess Appointments Right Now
As ThinkProgress has chronicled at length, Senate Republicans are engaged in an unprecedented campaign of obstruction against President Obama's nominees. As one prong of this campaign, they forced the …