U.S.
Guess where BP is dumping its oil-spill waste?
August 26, 2010Sixty one percent of the British Petroleum oil-spill waste is being dumped in communities largely made up of people of color.
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Chamber of Commerce vows to elect best Congress its money can buy
August 25, 2010The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is spending huge sums of money on this fall's elections, giving fresh meaning to Will Roger's quip that "We have the best Congress money can buy."
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GOP candidate Dino Rossi wins “crooked” listing
August 25, 2010The Republican Senate candidate in Washington state, Dino Rossi, has been listed as one of 12 "crooked candidates" in 2010 by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
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Corporate agribusiness threatens Ohio’s lakes
August 25, 2010Ohio lakes are full of algae blooms, which pose a serious environmental and public health crisis.
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Ohio’s Fisher slams Senate opponent on jobs
August 25, 2010In a blistering attack, Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate said Rob Portman, his Republican opponent, had "sold out American workers."
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