U.S.
Factory farms exposed in recall of half billion eggs
August 23, 2010WASHINGTON---The recall of half a billion eggs blamed in a nationwide salmonella outbreak has pushed to the top of the Senate agenda enactment of a long-stalled bill to strengthen federal food safety enforcement.
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One hot August…city cuts protested
August 23, 2010DALLAS - Local politics and thermometers are breaking over the top in this part of the Sun Belt.
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Glenn Beck calls unemployed “un-American”
August 20, 2010According to Glenn Beck the nations 1.4 million Americans who have been out of work more than 99 weeks are "a bunch of un-American losers."
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Disabled student sues Special Olympics for right to compete
August 20, 2010Jenny Youngwith, a disabled student, wants to play basketball. She has been doing this safely for years, but a decision made by "someone" is keeping the special needs student from hitting the court.
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Record jobless numbers trigger new alarm
August 20, 2010Despite economic forecasts to the contrary jobless claims rose last week by 12,000 to 500,000, the third straight weekly increase and the first time in nine months that they hit the half-million mark.
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