Government
What’s the beef? USDA toughens regulations
September 16, 2011The New York Times reports that the beef industry is upset with the Agriculture Department over its new regulations on deadly food toxins found in ground beef.
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What’s the beef? USDA toughens regulations
September 16, 2011It is certainly a noble objective to want to save lives and prevent sickness, but unfortunately it conflicts with an even more noble objective of corporate America - namely making profits.
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Tea party tries to stop hurricane cleanup
August 30, 2011Hurricane Irene is history, but the cleanup efforts and a new controversy over allocation of federal money remain.
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Fight against privatization roils a Maryland county
July 22, 2011Hundreds of Frederick County workers packed the county hearing room to speak to the five county commissioners two days in a row this week.
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Labor-backed think tank: Job slump will continue
July 12, 2011There's bad news for the nation's 14 million unemployed: Two top experts at the Economic Policy Institute say the jobs slump will continue.
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