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Liberals Are Useless | CommonDreams.orgLiberals are a useless lot. They talk about peace and do nothing to challenge our permanent war economy. They claim to support the working class, and vote for candidates that glibly defend the North American Free Trade Agreement. They insist they believe in welfare, the right to organize, ...
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Changes to USPS Letters to Santa program upend charities' plans - Yahoo! NewsA US Postal Service revision to its decades-old Letters to Santa program has some charities scurrying to figure out if and how they can continue giving to needy people who write in to ask for help. Take organizers of a holiday benefit at Chicago's famed Second City theater. For each of the past ...
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FAA says flight computers working again - News- msnbc.comThe computer glitch that caused flight cancellations and delays around the country Thursday has been fixed, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their travel plans Thursday after an FAA computer problem caused problems for the second time in 15 months....
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Futurists' report reviews dangers of smart robots - Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewScientists are preparing to publish a report this month that examines, in part, whether robots could eventually become so smart they pose a threat to society. The report will include concerns some researchers have voiced about the legal and ethical use of artificial intelligence. Most computer ...
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U.S. spends most, but health quality lags - Yahoo! NewsAmericans are more likely than people in 10 other countries to have trouble getting medical treatment because of insurance restrictions or cost, an international survey of primary care doctors released on Wednesday found. While the United States spends more than twice as much as other developed ...
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Pamela Martin on environmental impact of American 'meat' diet » Radio Podcasts | EarthSkyPamela Martin on environmental impact of American 'meat' diet Pamela Martin is a geophysicist at the University of Chicago. She co-authored a 2009 study analyzing the environmental impact of an American diet based on meat versus a diet based on vegetables. Pamela Martin : Right now the ...
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Chicago City Government Closed For Business Monday, Due To Budget Constraints - cbs2chicago.comCHICAGO (STNG) ― [Click to zoom.] Click to enlarge 1 of 1 Close numSlides of totalImages Related Slideshows 2009 Celebrity Deaths The Tattooed Ladies of Hollywood Top 10 Smartest And Dumbest Dog Breeds In To Be Out: Gay Celebrities Jewish Celebrities Celebs ...
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Factors that inhibit chances of rapid recovery in the USPublished: 11:13PM BST 31 Jul 2009 The 1pc drop in second-quarter GDP makes this the US's worst recession since the Second World War. Government stimulus spending has helped a bit, but US personal savings are still depressed and the federal deficit is huge. The need to correct those ...
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Federal Reserve - Beige Book - Full Report - July 29, 2009Reports from the 12 Federal Reserve Districts suggest that economic activity continued to be weak going into the summer, but most Districts indicated that the pace of decline has moderated since the last report or that activity has begun to stabilize, albeit at a low level. Five Districts used ...
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More Confirmation of Steady Monetary Policy and the ingredients for making the next big bubbleLacking a story that leads to strong wage growth in the near - or even medium - term, the Fed is almost certainly on hold at least through this year and likely well into 2010, allowing the size of the balance sheet to adjust according to the needs of the financial markets while keeping interest ...
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