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UN suggests new possibilities for environmental fix
September 12, 2009UNITED NATIONS-Good news on the environmental front is rarely forthcoming. Instead, nearly every credible, science-based report foretells of an ever-closer environmental cataclysm, and for good reason. Given all this, today's report from the UN Environment Program...
Read morePresident Obama details health reform principles
September 12, 2009On the heels of President Obama's speech to Congress on health reform this week, White House Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes stated that the administration has learned some important lessons about that issue coming out...
Read moreWill Ellen DeGeneres make it on American Idol?
September 11, 2009Before every American Idol fan and entertainment writer goes nuts buzzing online about how it's a bad idea that Ellen DeGeneres has joined the show's judging table, let's all just take a deep breath and give...
Read moreWorkers face big challenges, economists warn
September 10, 2009As union delegates from around the country prepare to head to the AFL-CIO’s 2009 convention in Pittsburgh Sept. 13, they bring a determination to fight for an economy that works for the great majority of Americans.
Read moreJenny couldn’t wait; vigil demands action on health care
September 10, 2009CHICAGO -- "Twenty thousand people die each year because they lack health insurance.” That was a grim figure presented by medical student Anthony Chang to a MoveOn.org-hosted health care reform vigil here on Sept. 2.
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