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Clean energy manufacturing wins federal boost
January 8, 2010President Obama announced funding for tax credits to promote new job growth in the clean energy manufacturing sector.
Read moreLawsuit claims racial bias in Illinois transit funding
January 8, 2010Chicago Transit Authority riders filed a class action lawsuit charging the state's underfunding of the city's public transit, compared to the suburban rail system, discriminates against minorities.
Read more‘War on terror’ zeroes in on Yemen
January 8, 2010A few things we need to know about Yemen: strategic location, oil, a Very Important Neighbor, imperialism and Cold War history, poverty and economic/environmental crisis.
Read moreOf Terrorism, Cuba, and Yemen
January 8, 2010Who gets a visa to enter the United States? Nigerian citizen Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab did, even though his father had notified the U.S. embassy there of his son's worrisome terrorist associations.
Read moreSeniors rally for strong health care reform
January 8, 2010Hundreds of seniors from all over the state gathered at the Chowder Pot restaurant in Hartford to learn about the meaning of health care reform.
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