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FCC plans to formalize Internet rules on net neutrality draw fire - USATODAY.comThe Internet has long adhered to one basic principle: Nobody's in charge. That hallmark owes to the Internet's grand design. It's basically a global confederation of unrelated computers, making it impervious to hurricanes, earthquakes and other disasters. Hackers regularly attack, but can't ...
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Op-Ed: Numbers, not shouting, overwhelm health care debate - Yahoo! NewsWe have the best medical professionals in the world, but fewer and fewer Americans can afford to pay for the care they can provide. The trends indicate that problem will get much worse. About 17 percent of our $14 trillion dollar economy is dedicated to health care. We pay more for health care ...
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The Lie Machine : Rolling StoneGOP operatives are running a secret campaign to kill health care reform, and it's based on Karl Rove's old playbook - On the first day of August, a mob of 200 right-wing Texans stormed the parking lot of a Randalls grocery store in southwest Austin. They were united in a single goal: Disrupt ...
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House panel considers college football playoffs - Yahoo! NewsA top official of the Bowl Championship Series says there are more important things for Congress to worry about than pressing for a playoff system for college football. But lawmakers were taking a crack at it anyway Wednesday. A House panel was to consider a proposal to ban the promotion of a ...
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Cash for Caulkers could mean $12K per home - Yahoo! FinancePresident Obama proposed a new program Tuesday that would reimburse homeowners for energy-efficient appliances and insulation, part of a broader plan to stimulate the economy. The administration didn't provide immediate details, but said it would work with Congress on crafting legislation. ...
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Obama urges major new stimulus, jobs spending - Yahoo! NewsPresident Barack Obama called for a major new burst of federal spending Tuesday, aiming to jolt the wobbly economy into a stronger recovery and reduce painfully persistent double-digit unemployment. Despite Republican criticism concerning record federal deficits, Obama said the U.S. must ...
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China executes rogue trader, millions still missing - Yahoo! NewsChina on Tuesday executed a former securities trader for embezzlement, the first person in the industry to be put to death, but millions of yuan are still missing, a state newspaper said. Yang Yanming was sentenced to death in late 2005 and took the secret of the whereabouts of 65 million yuan ...
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Obama packs political punch into economic speech - Yahoo! NewsU.S. President Barack Obama packed an economic speech with a political punch on Tuesday, blaming Republicans for creating high deficits, mismanaging bank bailouts and obstructing efforts to reform healthcare. Obama, a Democrat, announced new measures to spur job growth, but he spent a good ...
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White House Pushes Back on Climate Change Email Controversy - Political PunchPresident Obama's science adviser, Dr. John Holdren, faced a barrage of questions yesterday from Republican Members of Congress about a series of hacked emails at the University of East Anglia Climate Research Unit that climate change skeptics have seized upon as evidence that the whole concept ...
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A Climate Change Reading List For Laypeople : NPRThe Copenhagen conference on climate change is set to begin Monday, December 7. Both the policy and science aspects of the issue can be overwhelming. NPR science correspondent Richard Harris offers a suggested reading list to help shed some light on the climate change debate. Break Through by ...
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