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News in Brief: Three Die in Violent Protests in Athens and More
The BBC is reporting that violent protests in the Greek capital have left at least three people dead. Protesters, angry about tax hikes and government service cuts as a …
Forces Align Against Arizona: Four Major Cities Threaten Boycotts; Baseball Flexes Its Muscles; Citizens in Uproar
As calls continue to boycott Arizona over its racist immigration law, many are focusing on Major League Baseball, where nearly a third of the players are Latino.
Disorganization at Banks Causing Mistaken Foreclosures
Millions of homeowners face losing their homes in the continuing foreclosure crisis, but homeowners often have more than the struggling economy and slumping house prices to worry about: Disorganization …
Slick Operator: The BP I’ve Known Too Well
I've seen this movie before. In 1989, I was a fraud investigator hired to dig into the cause of the Exxon Valdez disaster. Despite Exxon's name on that boat, …
Deadly Explosions Hit Somalia Mosques
Nairobi, Kenya - Another bloody week in Mogadishu was on the face of it like so many others: dozens of civilians blown to pieces or maimed by explosions, shot …
Will Hollywood Go the Way of Enron? Derivatives Come to the Movies
As if attacks from paparazzi and star-crazed fans weren't enough, Hollywood stars may soon have a literal price put on their heads by investors in the Cantor Exchange, a …
Connie Schultz | What Happens in Arizona Is Everybody’s Business
The argument goes something like this: If you don't live in Arizona, you have no business meddling in its immigration problems. After all, what's it to Midwesterners if Arizona …
Suspect in Times Square Bombing to Face Terrorism Charges
Attorney General Eric Holder announced Tuesday that the Justice Department will charge the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing with terrorism and mass destruction. Faisal Shahzad, a naturalized …
Wall Street Profits, Subsidies and Lobbyists
Wall Street bankers are strutting around like little banty roosters these days, crowing about the phenomenal profits their banks are raking in. Citigroup has just announced that its profits …
Bolivia Throws Down Gauntlet, Demands Real Climate Action
It was a rounding error: 3, 3.5 million dollars, the amount of funding in climate aid that the United States had taken away from Bolivia, in explicit retribution for …