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Who Will Eclipse America?
Washington DC – According to Voltaire, the Roman Empire fell “because all things fall.” It is hard to argue with this as a general statement about decline: nothing lasts …
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Saudi Monarch Grants Women Right to Vote
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia on Sunday granted women the right to vote and run in future municipal elections, the biggest change in a decade for women in a …
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Poverty News
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Residents Alarmed by Proposal to Treat Fracking Waste in Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, New York - With an end to New York's statewide ban on hydraulic fracturing in sight, residents of Niagara Falls were alarmed to learn that wastewater from …
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Rethinking the TSA: No Longer Accepting Police Repression in Exchange for Safety
TSA conducting random spot checks at the gates in Fort Lauderdale. (Photo: steuben) Google “TSA stupidity” and you will find that almost one and a half million …
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Closing America’s Growth Deficit
The New York Stock Exchange. (Photo: JoePhilipson) Milan - As the American economy continues to sputter three years after the global financial crisis erupted, one thing has …
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Attica’s 40th Anniversary: Still on the Wrong Road
Entrance of the Attica Correctional Facility. (Photo: Jayu / Wikimedia) September 9 marks 40 years since the uprising at Attica State Prison, in upstate New York, and …
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Amid Solyndra Mess, DOE Stays Course on Making Solar as Cheap as Coal
In the midst of the largest scandal to rock the U.S. solar industry, the Department of Energy is plowing ahead with a series of smaller initiatives that could help …
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Will Perry’s Halting Debate Lead to a Faltering Campaign?
Texas Governor Rick Perry. (Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr) Orlando, Fla. - Is Rick Perry about to lose his momentum toward the Republican presidential nomination? …
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Shutdown Closer as Senate Blocks Spending Bill
Washington - An impasse between the House and Senate over a bill to keep the government open after Sept. 30 and provide aid to natural disaster victims deepened Friday …