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America Has Spoken: No One Who Works Should Live in Poverty
November 21, 2006When voters decided it was time to change the nation’s direction and give Democrats the majority in the Senate and House, they also paved the way for the first increase in the federal minimum wage in...
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Dangerous drug given to wounded soldiers
November 21, 2006BALTIMORE — A blood-coagulating drug designed to treat rare forms of hemophilia is being used on critically wounded U.S. troops in Iraq despite evidence it can cause clots that lead to strokes, heart attacks and death...
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Marketing of soda to school kids
November 21, 2006Dear EarthTalk: The marketing of soda to school kids was a big item in the news this past year. What’s so bad about soda and where can I find healthier alternatives that still have the “fizz?”...
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What is the most environmentally friendly way I can wash my car?
November 21, 2006Dear EarthTalk: What is the most environmentally friendly way I can wash my car: doing it myself or going to the local car wash? Few people realize that washing our cars in our driveways is one...
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GOP anti-immigrant agitation backfires
November 18, 2006Commentary Since last December the Republican right has tried to use undocumented immigrants as a collective “Willie Horton” to distract voters’ attention from the massive failures of GOP policy, including the Iraq war, Hurricane Katrina, declining...
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