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Huffing and Puffing at the Pentagon view story
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- about 19 hours ago
- (http://www.commondreams.org/archi...)
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It might also be noted that the US is heading increasingly towards an authoritarian future, no? Certainly over the course of the last seven years we have seen the executive branch in the US claim that it no longer needs to enact or adhere to laws passed b
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Strange and Untimely Deaths Connected to both George Bush's view story
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- about 19 hours ago
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- Became popular about 2 hours ago
Interesting if all factually accurate...
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Same Old White Guys Run the Debates view story
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- about 19 hours ago
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- Became popular about 10 hours ago
A presidential campaign in which a prevailing theme is "change" makes it all the easier to see just how much things remain the same. Take the presidential debates to be broadcast this fall. The Commission on Presidential Debates plans three events, as us
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America’s Troubled House view story
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- about 19 hours ago
- (http://www.newsweek.com/id/152412...)
- Became popular about 12 hours ago
A botched police raid that terrorized an innocent family says a lot about the state of mind in the U.S.A. today.
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Whales, Dolphins, Sonar and the Courts view story
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- about 23 hours ago
- (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19...)
- Became popular about 17 hours ago
It is disturbing that the Bush administration is still trying to block the courts’ ability to mediate future agreements between the military and environmentalists.
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Lawsuit Seeks EPA Pesticide Data: Bees or Pesticide Makers: Which Is EPA Protecting? view story
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- 1 day ago
- (http://www.commondreams.org/archi...)
- Became popular about 18 hours ago
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is refusing to disclose records about a new class of pesticides that could be playing a role in the disappearance of millions of honeybees in the United States, a lawsuit filed Monday charges.
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F.B.I. Details Anthrax Case, but Doubts Remain view story
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- 1 day ago
- (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19...)
- Became popular about 19 hours ago
Officials acknowledged that the mysteries of the case meant an air of uncertainty would always surround it.
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In Battered Villages, Georgians Speak, if They Dare view story
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- 1 day ago
- (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19...)
- Became popular about 23 hours ago
The tens of thousands of refugees who staggered out to Georgia’s capital recount stories of mass looting, of arson and, on what seems a small scale, of ethnic cleansing.
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As Oil Giants Lose Influence, Supply Drops view story
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- 1 day ago
- (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19...)
- Became popular 1 day ago
Oil production has begun falling at all of the major Western oil companies, and they are finding it harder than ever to find new prospects even though they are awash in profits and eager to expand.
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Dr. Doom view story
1 vote- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- 3 days ago
- (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17...)
- Became popular 2 days ago
Two years ago, Nouriel Roubini predicted the current economic crisis. Now he sees things becoming far worse.

