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Chilling discovery: Arctic ice releases deadly greenhouse gas

December 14, 2011 By Blake Skylar

Methane, a greenhouse gas 20 times more powerful than carbon dioxide, has been found by scientists in deadly, bubbling plumes on the surface of the Arctic Ocean.

Tough on euros, weak on Nazis

December 14, 2011 By Victor Grossman

Picking one's way through the financial gobbledygook, two key words emerged: "Austerity" was one, "discipline" the other.

TV, radio artists to vote on new pact with networks

December 14, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

The contract covers performers, recording artists and other broadcast professionals who work for ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox.

West Coast ports shut down in protest

December 14, 2011 By Greg Rose

Nearly 1,000 rank-and-file workers and others marched on the Port of Portland, Ore., to shut down "Wall Street on the Waterfront."

84-year-old Wisconsin woman told to pay $200 poll tax

December 14, 2011 By John Wojcik

The Justice Department says it is looking carefully at the voter suppression laws put through by Republican lawmakers all over the country.