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On the News With Thom Hartmann: International Report on Corrupt Democracies Issues Explicit Warning About US Politics, and More
In today's On the News segment: France will continue its ban of genetically modified food and natural gas hydrofracturing, and more.
Election Countdown 2012: Despite Employment Rates, Obama Declares That the US Is Not In Decline, and More
The Election Countdown gives news from across the country as we get closer to November.
Five Reasons Why Crisis Persists
This crisis is not going away. Officially begun late in 2007, nearly five years later, no end is in sight.
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Casino Mogul, GOP Donor Sheldon Adelson’s Man in China Is Focus of Probe
Adelson, better known for his hawkish Israel stance, appears to have a keen interest in Washington's China policy.
Election Countdown 2012: Corruption in the Political System, and More
In the immortal words of Michael Dukakis, u201cA fish rots from the head first.u201d Iu2019m terrified that the morals and ethics exhibited by the u201csavvy businessmenu201d who commit any …
Election Countdown 2012: The Head of New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation’s Division of Mineral Resources Sees Global Warming as a Good Thing, and More
As head of the Department of Environmental Conservationu2019s Division of Mineral Resources, Bradley J. Field is a prominent figure in an agency that has promoted hydraulic fracturing as a …
Election Countdown 2012: One Person Is Confirmed Dead After an Oil and Natural Gas Well Explosion in Ohio, and More
These [satellite] images appear to support the rumored allegations [that] drillers and frackers may have been driving tanker trucks offroad, opening the valve on the tank while driving, and …
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Scandal-Plagued Congressman to Give Ethics Lecture to Crowd of Lobbyists
Jerry Lewis won't run for re-election and is already scouting job opportunities at lobbying firms.
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Congress Should Restore US Investors’ Rights to Take Foreign Fraudsters to Court
It is time for Congress to overturn a misguided, anti-consumer Supreme Court decision that eliminated US investors' ability to take action in US courts against foreign companies that defraud …
Is USDA Playing Chicken With Chickens?
Obama Admin. and Congress push USDA to allow poultry industry to “self-inspect.”