U.S.
$5 billion in contributions bought Wall street freedom from regulation, report finds
March 11, 2009The financial sector invested more than $5 billion in political influence purchasing in Washington over the past decade, with as many as 3,000 lobbyists winning deregulation and other policy decisions that led directly to the current...
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Winfrey to air domestic violence show
March 10, 2009Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey said she will do a show about dating violence this week. She is sad over the fact that 19-year-old R&B star Chris Brown was allegedly assaulted Rihanna, a 21-year-old Barbadian singer...
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Survey finds Christianity on the decline — even in the South
March 10, 2009Original source: Survey finds Christianity on the decline -- even in the South Christian faith still flourishes in the Bible Belt -- but there, like elsewhere, it's in decline. That's one of the findings of the...
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Obama needs to launch WPA 2.0
March 10, 2009Reposted from www.rifuture.org On the side walk outside of my house in the Saylesville section of Lincoln, RI, is a copper emblem sunk into the concrete dating back to 1939. As you can from the picture,...
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In hard times, Women’s Day spotlights money
March 8, 2009Original source: WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOMENSENEWS)--When titans of New York's finance industry are asked to come to Washington, D.C., these days, it's usually not to accept an award for outstanding service to the global community. But that...
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