U.S.
Time to restructure mortgages, bank system
March 3, 2009Original source: The home foreclosure crisis and the implosion of the nation’s banking system are so closely linked the federal government must address both at the same time—and time is running out, says Damon Silvers, a...
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U.S. prepares for change on Cuba
March 3, 2009Congress is beginning to act on Cuba. Justifications for lifting the U.S. blockade of Cuba have gained currency. The policy has had bipartisan support for almost half a century. In February a “Freedom to Travel Act”...
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Another terrifying ICE raid, but this time, a different response
March 3, 2009BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- In a terrifying early morning raid Feb. 24 here 28 workers, believed to be undocumented, were arrested at Yamato Engine Specialists by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. But in a complete...
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Arrests thrust right-to-die into spotlight, again
March 3, 2009BALTIMORE—Voters in Washington State last fall, and in Oregon eight years ago, approved by strong majorities ballot propositions legalizing physician assisted suicide for terminally ill patients suffering unbearable pain. Known as a movement for “death with...
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The Obama budget and health care reform
March 2, 2009As has been widely reported, the Obama administration's newly unveiled budget creates a $634 billion fund over the next ten years to promote affordable access to health care and control the cost of skyrocketing prescription drug...
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