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Chicago postpones action on new Wal-Mart stores

July 31, 2009 By John Bachtell

CHICAGO – For the moment, the Wal-Mart monster has been held at bay. Standing up to immense pressure by the retail giant to open new stores in Chicago, the City Council postponed a decision allowing construction...

For many, state budgets cuts are life-or-death issue

July 31, 2009

ST. LOUIS - Melanie Shouse has a hard road to travel. Not only is she fighting breast cancer, she's also fighting the health care industry. As a small business owner, she could only afford a catastrophic...

Climate bill provides real cost relief for consumers

July 30, 2009

While most people understand the urgency of climate change, one of the top concerns many working families have with a cap-and-trade system is added costs for energy. During the House debate on the cap-and-trade program included...

Canoes head for Suquamish, Chief Seattle’s gravesite

July 30, 2009

NEAH BAY, Washington – Native American Indian youth are voyaging in their dugout canoes from throughout the Pacific Northwest to the town of Suquamish, gravesite of Chief Seattle, for the 20th annual Tribal Canoe Journey, Aug....

JON STEWART VIDEO Conservative William Kristol admits government-run health care is first class

July 30, 2009 By Pepe Lozano

Bill Kristol bets that Sarah Palin will come on the Daily Show and admits the government can provide first-class health care on Jon Stewart's Daily Show.