National
Ash flood may change way TVA handles coal waste
December 30, 2008KINGSTON, Tenn. (AP) — The spill of more than a billion gallons of coal ash from a power plant in East Tennessee may change the way the nation’s largest government-owned utility stores coal waste. Roane County...
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OPINION: Five bailout lessons from Katrina
December 29, 2008The U.S. has committed nearly $3 trillion to the financial bailout so far. The Federal Reserve has made more than $2 trillion in emergency loans and another $700 billion has been pledged through congressional action. Much...
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Connecticut celebrates: Fight of our life to change our countrys direction
December 29, 2008NEW HAVEN, Conn. — There was much to celebrate at the 89th anniversary of the Communist Party USA here Dec. 7. The party and its allies, unionists and friends joined together this year to work diligently...
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Obama creates historic White House task force
December 23, 2008The Obama Transition Team announced the formation of an historic task force this week – the White House Task Force on Working Families. According to the transition team's announcement, Vice President-elect Joe Biden will head the task...
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Coalition urges San Francisco to live up to sanctuary ordinance
December 23, 2008SAN FRANCISCO — Representatives of a broad immigrant rights, labor, faith and community coalition gathered at City Hall Dec. 18 — the day set by the United Nations as International Migrants Day — to call on...
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