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Attorney General of N.Y. Is Said to Face Pressure on Bank Foreclosure Deal
Eric T. Schneiderman, the attorney general of New York, has come under increasing pressure from the Obama administration to drop his opposition to a wide-ranging state settlement with banks …
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From Sacrilege to Sacredness: What’s the Big Deal About Snowmaking?
This is not the first time I’ve traveled up this mountain. My once-lover Dark Cloud and I hiked, camped and made love in these old Ponderosa and Fir …
Para-Business Gone Bananas: Chiquita Brands in Columbia
In March 2007 in a U.S. District Court, Chiquita Brands International pled guilty to one count of “Engaging in Transactions with a Specially-Designated Global Terrorist.”[i] The banana giant confessed to …
Tim Wise: Dragging Racial Bias Into the Open
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Myopic Extremists Take the Lead – An Analysis
The electromagnetic spectrum is a window on the real world in all its vast variety. In wavelength it ranges from 0.1 nanometers for gamma rays to long wave infrared …
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After Bruising Political Fights, Two Governors Alter Their Tones
Sayner, Wis. — After Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican in his first months in office, announced early this year that he wanted to cut collective bargaining rights for public …
The First Day of the Tar Sands Action
The first day of the Tar Sands Action showed how beautiful and powerful a determined group of climate activists can be. 75 folks risked arrest at the White House …
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Egyptian Protesters Reject Israel’s “Regrets” Over Deadly Border Clash
Israel “deeply regrets” the deaths of Egyptian security forces who were killed this week in the pursuit of gunmen who'd carried out a deadly ambush on the Israeli side …
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Egypt and Israel Back Away From Sinai Crisis as Egyptian Ambassador is Withdrawn
Cairo - Diplomats scrambled to avert a crisis in relations between Egypt and Israel on Saturday, and the Israeli government issued a rare statement of regret for the killing …
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Eagle Deaths Investigated at LADWP Wind Power Generation Site
An investigation has been launched into the deaths of migratory birds including several federally protected golden eagles at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s Pine Tree Wind …