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D.C. Council Votes To Make Gay Marriage Legal : NPRD.C. Council Votes To Make Gay Marriage Legal A A December 15, 2009 The City Council voted Tuesday to legalize gay marriage, giving supporters a victory after a string of recent defeats elsewhere and sending the issue to Congress, which has final say over laws in the nation's capital. ...
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Op-Ed Columnist - Cancer From the Kitchen? - NYTimes.comCancer From the Kitchen? The battle over health care focuses on access to insurance, or tempests like the one that erupted over new mammogram guidelines. But what about broader public health challenges? What if breast cancer in the United States has less to do with insurance or mammograms ...
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Fed Needs To 'Start Giving A Red Hot Damn About The American Public,' Says Sen. WhitehouseTwo days before Ben Bernanke's confirmation hearing, most Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee are withholding judgment, waiting to hear directly from the chairman of the Federal Reserve. Given the depth of the ongoing economic crisis, the hearing promises to be a lively one, as senators ...
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I'm doing 'God's work'. Meet Mr Goldman SachsNumber 85 Broad Street, a dull, rust-coloured office block in lower Manhattan, doesn’t look like a place to stop and stare, and that’s just the way the people who work there like it. The men and women who arrive in the watery dawn sunshine, dressed in Wall Street black, clutching black ...
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OpEdNews - by Harvey Wasserman: For Obama it's one (term) if by war, two if by peaceNovember 17, 2009 at 07:51:50 For Obama it's one (term) if by war, two if by peace By Harvey Wasserman ( about the author ) Page 1 of 2 page(s) For OpEdNews: Harvey Wasserman - Writer Source: The Free Press November 16, 2009 As the world awaits Barack Obama's decision on ...
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Bernanke Expresses Concern About Dollar’s Weakness - NYTimes.comBernanke Worries About Weak Dollar WASHINGTON —The chairman of the Federal Reserve , Ben S. Bernanke , warned on Monday that high unemployment and a continued reluctance of banks to make loans were likely to slow the economic recovery for the next year. And in a departure from the usual ...
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OpEdNews - by Rob Kall: Guantanamo Action: Holder to try 5 in NYC, White House Counsel ResignsEric Holder is, as this is written, holding a press conference announcing that five Guantanamo prisoners will be tried in a NY federal court, asking for the death Penalty. (Ironic that NY state does not have a death penalty for criminals convicted in state courts.) This is good news that AG ...
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Watchdog: New York State Regulation of Natural Gas Wells Has Been "Woefully Insufficient for Decades."Adobe Flash Player version 9.0.115 or higher is required to watch video inline on this webpage, and JavaScript must be enabled. You can choose another option on the listen/watch page if you prefer. Watchdog: New York State Regulation of Natural Gas Wells Has Been “Woefully Insufficient for ...
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Prosecutors charge 14 in Wall St insider trading probe - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for FilipinosBreaking News / World Type Size: ( ) (-) You are here: Home > News > Breaking News > World ARTICLE SERVICES Reprint this article Print this article Send as an e-mail Send Feedback Post a comment RELATED STORIES Philippines accuses more ...
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Full Appeals Court Rejects Suit in Rendition Case - City Room Blog - NYTimes.comFull Appeals Court Rejects Suit in Rendition Case A federal appeals court in New York ruled on Monday that Maher Arar , a Canadian man who claimed that American officials sent him to Syria in 2002 to be tortured, cannot sue for damages because Congress has not authorized such suits. The ...
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