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Scientists present plan to fight global warming
Northwest Herald 02/28/07 An international panel of scientists presented the United Nations with a sweeping, detailed plan on Tuesday to combat climate change — a challenge, it said, ‘to which civilization... ...
Stocks Slide after China Sell-Off
Shanghai's major index dropped 8.8%, prompting equity weakness worldwide. Investors were also spooked by a big drop in durable goods orders. http://snipurl.co m/1bjn0 Dow Ends Down 416, Nasdaq Closes... ...
Causes of Poverty
Nearly a billion people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names. Less than one per cent of what the world spent every year on weapons was needed to put every child into school... ...
Bush offered a budget that offers $32.7 billion in tax cuts to the Wal-Mart family alone
Maybe We Deserve to Be Ripped Off By Bush's Billionaires By Matt Taibbi While America obsessed about Brittany's shaved head, Bush offered a budget that offers $32.7 billion in tax cuts to the... ...
National Roundup of Nonviolent Action
February 22, 2007 Nonviolent activists across the United States have entered offices of Senate and Congressional representatives to "assemble peaceably," seeking assurance that the elected officials... ...
Drug Safety: The Eleventh Hour is NOW!
by Byron Richards Testimony given on February 13th and 14th should have curdled the blood of Americans from coast to coast. The mainstream media, which receives several billion dollars a year in advertising... ...
Another supplemental spending bill for the war on Iraq
The Free Liberal by US Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) 02/16/07 Never mind that the American people showed their dissatisfaction with the war in the fall elections. Congress lacks the political will to stand up... ...
Growth spurt predicted for US prisons
Salt Lake Tribune 02/16/07 Get-tou gh policies that lock up offenders for longer sentences are propelling a projected increase of nearly 200,000 in the nation’s prison population in the next five years,... ...
Congress Faces the $100 Billion Question
In the Congressional maneuvering with President Bush over Iraq, both Bush and his adversaries agree that the vote next month on his request for $100 billion in emergency funding is the crucial moment.... ...
Dollar Falls Against Euro, Yen
The dollar fell against most major currencies Thursday after a U.S. government report showed net capital inflow tumbling in December, suggesting foreign securities are attracting investors. http://www.for bes.com/feeds/ap/2007/02/1 5/ap3432299.html Drop.. . ...