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The Global Energy Crisis Deepens: Three Energy Developments That Are Changing Your Life
Energy prospects are growing dimmer.
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The SEC Foxes
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Steeper Pullout Is Raised as Option for Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s national security team is contemplating troop reductions in Afghanistan that would be steeper than those discussed even a few weeks ago, with some officials arguing …
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Rejoicing Amidst Confusion in Yemen as Leader Goes to Saudi Arabia
Ali Abdullah Saleh. (Photo: Presidential Press and Information Office) Washington - Yemen’s embattled president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday for urgent medical treatment …
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Risky Advice
(Image: Lance Page / Truthout; Adapted: Natalia Devalle, NASA) Brighton – Why do we seem to be witnessing an increasing number of nasty technological surprises? Indeed, this …
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House Democrats Urge Obama Not to Cave on Medicare
Washington - House Democrats pressed President Obama on Thursday not to cave in budget talks with Republicans, especially by yielding on cuts to Medicare. Maintaining the Medicare …
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Disrupted Economy and Disruptive Technology
We have seen residential housing lose what little steam it had built up. Jobs numbers, due Friday, are likely to show moderation in the pace of new job creation. …
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FBI’s Counterterrorism Operations Scrutinizing Political Activists
For at least three years, counterterrorism agents monitored the comings and goings at Scott Crow's home in Austin, Tex. (Photo: Caleb Bryant Miller / The New York Times) …
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El Salvadoran Government and Social Movements Say “No” to Monsanto
On the morning of Friday, May 6th President Mauricio Funes of El Salvador’s left-wing FMLN party, arrived at the La Maroma agricultural cooperative in the department of Usulután for …
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Rep. McHenry Blasted Over Treatment of Consumer Advocate Warren
In a daylong social media smackdown, hundreds — perhaps thousands — of Elizabeth Warren fans flooded Rep. Patrick McHenry's Facebook page on Wednesday with demands that he apologize for …