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US Founding Fathers Passed Socialized Medicine With Health Insurance Mandate in 1798

A number of US states are challenging the new health care law on Constitutional grounds. But, a very interesting Forbes article points out that...
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Extra Money in US Paychecks Means ‘We’ Can be Stimulus

The $858 billion tax plan approved by Congress in December included a surprise 2% reduction in payroll taxes for 2011, in what amounts to...
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Outpouring of Encouragement Helps Staffers Cope With Tragedy in Cong. Giffords’ Office

Since last Saturday's shooting in Tucson, Ariz., Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' district office has become a mecca for mourners and well-wishers, and today there was...
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Top Marine Pledges to ‘Personally Lead’ Gay Integration Following Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Repeal

The head of the US Marine Corps, Gen. James Amos, pledged to lead the effort to integrate openly gay Marines, one day after the...
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Cost of TARP Bailout Plummets, From $700 Billion to Just $25B

The Troubled Assets Relief Program, which was widely reviled as a $700 billion bailout for Wall Street titans, is now expected to cost the...
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More Than 5,000 Small Business Loans Approved in First Month After Jobs Bill

Just one month after the President signed the Small Business Jobs Act, the U.S. Small Business Administration has supported nearly $3 billion in loans...
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U.S. Government Leads the Way Cutting Greenhouse Gases

Leading by example, the US federal government, under orders from Barack Obama to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 28 percent over the next ten...
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US Budget Deficit Narrows 13% on Rising Tax Receipts

The U.S. government posted a smaller budget deficit in August compared with the same month last year, helped by rising tax receipts. The $90.5...
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200,000 U.S. Homes Weatherized to Save Energy and Money

Every year, hundreds of millions of dollars in energy seep through poorly insulated walls, doors and windows in American homes. So in 2009, as...
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First Community Owned Solar Garden Opens in US

A day for the solar history books.The country’s first community-owned solar installation began delivering clean, renewable electricity to the grid in El Jebel, Colorado....
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Iranian Journalist Named ‘Press Freedom Hero’ for Courage in Face of Intimidation

The International Press Institute named Iranian journalist and dissident Akbar Ganji as this year's World Press Freedom Hero, in recognition of his decades of...
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Terrorist Attacks, Fatalities from Attacks Declined in 2009

The number of terrorist attacks worldwide in 2009 fell by about 6 percent from the previous year, and the number of deaths from these...
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New Insurance Rules: Free Preventive Health Care Required for New Plans

Each year chronic conditions, such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes, are responsible for 7 of 10 deaths among Americans and account for 75%...
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Pakistan, Afghanistan Sign Landmark Trade Deal

Pakistan and Afghanistan on Sunday signed a landmark trade agreement that has been heavily promoted by the United States. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,...
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Seeds of Peace Camp: Sowing Tolerance Among Former Foes

While governments can do important work to promote it, peace, tolerance and understanding come mostly from people. That's why the South Asian Seeds of...
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Reflecting On Heroes Never Grows Old

As Independence Day nears for Americans, let's reminisce on one Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, the "Hero of Gettysburg." During the war between the states, this English...
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Subsidized Jobs: A Faint Echo of New Deal Success

In rural Winston County, Mississippi, Taylor Machine Works — best known for its Big Red forklifts — is the primary employer. After the recession...
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Kevin Costner’s Anti-oil Machines to be Deployed by BP

BP has ordered 32 centrifuge machines from Kevin Costner's Ocean Therapy Solutions to be deployed in the Gulf clean-up effort. Upon delivery, the...
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McCartney Honored With Gershwin Prize at White House Concert

Paul McCartney landed in Washington, DC this week where he will be honored by fellow artists and awarded the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song...
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40 Victories Since the First Earth Day: 40th Anniversary Timeline

Since the first Earth Day 40 years ago, America has become a cleaner, safer, more beautiful place with less pollution, more pristine rivers, fewer...