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Confusion Surrounds Federal Review of Southern Leg of Keystone XL
TransCanada's decision last week to build the southern half of the rejected Keystone XL has raised a tricky question about who will regulate the project review. The …
Was Sarah Palin’s Image Hurt by Tina Fey? You Betcha!
The new HBO movie Game Change, which revisits the 2008 presidential campaign, includes a scene in which Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin watches Tina Fey impersonate her on …
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Economy Continued Strong Jobs Growth in February
After a stretch of economic expansion so weak that Main Street struggled to detect any improvement, three consecutive months of solid employment growth have begun to lift the mood …
Conyers Urges Obama to Nominate Jeff Sachs to Lead the World Bank
President Obama has a historic opportunity to help reform the World Bank, by nominating development expert Jeffrey Sachs to be the World Bank's next president. Sachs has said that …
Public-Sector Banks: From Black Sheep to Global Leaders
(Photo: DHANU / Flickr) Public-sector banking is a concept that is relatively unknown in the United States. Only one state - North Dakota - owns its own …
Fracking and Psychological Operations: Empire Comes Home
When among friends, you're far more likely to air your dirty secrets. A corporate conference held in Houston, Texas, on October 31 to November 1, 2011, titled "Giving Communications …
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Despite Risks, Undocumented Immigrants Stage “Coming Out of the Shadows” Week
(Photo: Ted Hesson / Flickr) Despite a year of record deportations and little movement on a progressive immigration policy, undocumented people are coming out and publicly declaring …
Economic Recovery for Whom?
(Photo: Pete Souza / White House) We expect ever-grosser competitive lying from the presidential primary candidates. We should expect no less from the media “analysts,” politicians and …
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Romney’s Quest for White House Began Years Ago, Costing $200 Million
Washington - Since first setting eyes on the White House, Mitt Romney and his backers have spent over $200 million — including $44.6 million of his fortune — on …
Why No One Would Listen: Corporate Whistleblowers Get the Silent Treatment From Washington
What’s worse: to be persecuted and indicted for trying to expose an act of wrongdoing — or to be ignored for doing so?