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Study: “Good jobs” in America on the decline
August 2, 2012The share of "good jobs" in the U.S. economy declined from 27.4 percent to 24.6 percent since 1979, a new report by two labor economists says.
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Sensitive corals found at Shell’s Arctic drilling site
August 1, 2012Oil giant Shell will soon begin exploratory drilling in Arctic waters, including in the sensitive ecosystem of the Chukchi Sea. Environmental activists have criticized the company for putting sea life at risk, and now their argument...
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Can an India-style blackout happen in America?
August 1, 2012He noted that it was only nine years ago that a massive blackout shut the lights off across one quarter of the North American continent.
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Court kills, for now, NLRB attempt to speed union elections
August 1, 2012A federal district judge in D.C. has turned down the request to reconsider and reverse his prior ruling.
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Romney lags among Jewish voters, offends Palestinians too
July 31, 2012Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney travelled to Israel hoping to win support among Jewish Americans, but it looks as if U.S. Jewish voters will go heavily for Obama.
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