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GOP makes new round of shutdown threats
December 15, 2011The administration wants passage of a short-term budget measure to allow for more time for negotiations on the budget bill and the payroll tax cut for workers.
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Chilling discovery: Arctic ice releases deadly greenhouse gas
December 14, 2011Methane, a greenhouse gas 20 times more powerful than carbon dioxide, has been found by scientists in deadly, bubbling plumes on the surface of the Arctic Ocean.
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Tough on euros, weak on Nazis
December 14, 2011Picking one's way through the financial gobbledygook, two key words emerged: "Austerity" was one, "discipline" the other.
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TV, radio artists to vote on new pact with networks
December 14, 2011The contract covers performers, recording artists and other broadcast professionals who work for ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox.
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West Coast ports shut down in protest
December 14, 2011Nearly 1,000 rank-and-file workers and others marched on the Port of Portland, Ore., to shut down "Wall Street on the Waterfront."
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