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  • Glenn Beck boycott grows

    Glenn Beck boycott grows

    August 20, 2009

    The boycott of Fox News host Glenn Beck, led by the online activist group Color of Change, continues to gain momentum. Twenty companies have reportedly pulled their ads from the right-wing talk show after Beck called...

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  • Oklahoma ruling could get chicken waste out of our rivers

    Oklahoma ruling could get chicken waste out of our rivers

    August 20, 2009 By Susan Webb

    A lawsuit charging poultry companies with polluting Oklahoma’s waterways got a boost this week when a federal judge ruled that large amounts of chicken waste can fall under federal anti-pollution laws.

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  • UN, along with United States, celebrates Youth Day

    UN, along with United States, celebrates Youth Day

    August 19, 2009

    UN, along with United States, celebrates Youth Day By Dan Margolis  UNITED NATIONS – Three West Branch, Iowa middle school students got a chance to stand in the world spotlight, presenting their work on the environmental dangers...

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  • Michael Vick gets second chance with Eagles

    Michael Vick gets second chance with Eagles

    August 19, 2009

    Despite an unfortunate dark spot in his past and after serving 18 months in prison because of it, there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel for Michael Vick. Last week, the...

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  • Issues calmly debated at northern Calif. health care Town Hall

    Issues calmly debated at northern Calif. health care Town Hall

    August 19, 2009

    ALAMEDA, Calif. ― Forty minutes before starting time, the line outside Alameda City Hall already stretched down the steps and across the block. Bright yellow tee-shirts printed with Health Care Reform Now! mingled with signs, Who...

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