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Suddenly Congress Is Moving To Ban Insider Trading By Lawmakers

Seeded on Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:27 PM EST (Silicon Alley Insider)

Days after '60 Minutes' blew the lid off congressional insider trading, support for a bill to ban the "honest graft" is picking up steam. The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act of 2011 was introduced by Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and Rep.

us, congress, stock, politics, insider-trading, 60-minutes, us-politics, stop-trading-on-congressional-knowledge-act

The Many Egregious Flip-flops of Newt Gingrich

Seeded on Tue Nov 15, 2011 5:06 PM EST (New York Magazine)

There's something very odd about the sudden emergence of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich as the GOP's leading "not Romney" candidate. No, not that he's a twice-divorced admitted adulterer gaining traction in a party dominated by God-fearing social conservatives.

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Bay Bridge marks 75 years as engineering wonder

Seeded on Sat Nov 12, 2011 1:47 PM EST (The San Francisco Chronicle)

Today is the 75th anniversary of one of the greatest days in Bay Area history - the day the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opened for business. When it opened, it was the longest bridge in the world, and it remains one of the busiest.

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Most of the unemployed no longer receive benefits

Seeded on Sat Nov 5, 2011 8:33 PM EDT (Yahoo!)

The jobs crisis has left so many people out of work for so long that most of America's unemployed are no longer receiving unemployment benefits. Early last year, 75 percent were receiving checks.

us, economy, jobs, politics, unemployment, economics, us-economy, unemployment-benefits, long-term-unemployment

Occupy Wall Street has transformed public opinion

Seeded on Tue Nov 1, 2011 5:22 PM EDT (Salon.com)

A combination of police crackdowns and bad weather are testing the young Occupy movement. But rumors of its demise are premature, to say the least.

us, economy, politics, economics, income, us-politics, 99, robert-reich, worldpolitics, wealth-distribution

Barack Obama, the Unexpected Foreign-Policy President

Seeded on Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:54 PM EDT (New York Magazine)

When Barack Obama ran for president in 2008, the strongest undercurrent of apprehension probably centered around his conduct of foreign affairs.

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America Has A Commerce Secretary Again And Why It took So Long

Seeded on Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:46 PM EDT (Think Progress)

The Senate yesterday confirmed John Bryson to serve as Secretary of Commerce by a vote of 74 to 26 which served to illustrate how profoundly dysfunctional the American political system has become. Recall that Bryson was nominated way back in June.

us, senate, america, democrats, politics, republicans, commerce-department, us-politics, john-bryson, secretary-of-commerce

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Dedicated in Washington

Seeded on Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:34 AM EDT (The New York Times)

They came from across the country, some arriving before dawn, carrying folding chairs, cameras and a strong, proud sense of history. Thousands stood and sat together under a bright blue sky Sunday as a memorial to the Rev.

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Elizabeth Warren's Appeal

Seeded on Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:10 AM EDT (The New York Times)

For a few years now, politicians straining against all of the antigovernment demagogy have been searching for a way to energize public interest and remind voters of the essential government services and protections they rely on and all too often take for granted. President Oba …

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Rick Perry officials spark revolt after doctoring environment report

Seeded on Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:38 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

Officials in Rick Perry's home state of Texas have set off a scientists' revolt after purging mentions of climate change and sea-level rise from what was supposed to be a landmark environmental report.

us, texas, environment, climate-change, rick-perry, us-environment

Cops made money by fabricating drug charges against innocent people

Seeded on Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:47 PM EDT (NY Daily News)

A corrupt ex-undercover cop says NYPD supervisors paid detectives extra overtime for hard-drug busts, creating a covert reward system for cocaine and heroin arrests. Undercovers taking down smack or crack suspects routinely got two or three hours of overtime as payba …

us, drugs, police, corruption, cops, us-news, minorities

Deadly violence in Egypt [Video]

Seeded on Thu Oct 13, 2011 2:20 AM EDT (CNN)

John King looks at the progress and transition in Egypt after Hosni Mubarak, from the Arab spring to the current conflict.

egypt, world-news, cairo, coptic-christians

The Romneycare Obamacare connection

Seeded on Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:43 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

Rick Perry’s latest attack ad relies on a lot of flashy graphics and ominous sound effects to tie Romney’s health overhaul in Massachusetts to the federal law that Congress passed a few years later. But there’s actually a much simpler way to see the connect …

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'Ground Zero Mosque' Builders Open Temporary Space In Park51

Seeded on Sat Oct 1, 2011 5:00 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

The organizers of an Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero are opening a temporary space at the site. The newly remodeled community space on the ground floor of the building owned by Park51 is scheduled for a grand opening on Wednesday.

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House Republicans Seek Cuts in Pell Grants

Seeded on Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:51 PM EDT (Bloomberg.com)

House Republicans announced plans to cut funding for Pell college tuition grants, NPR and other Democratic priorities, setting up another contentious round of negotiations on the federal budget. The House Appropriations Committee today called for eliminating more than 30 …

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How Exercise Can Strengthen the Brain

Seeded on Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:48 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Can exercise make the brain more fit? That absorbing question inspired a new study at the University of South Carolina during which scientists assembled mice and assigned half to run for an hour a day on little treadmills, while the rest lounged in their cages without exercisin …

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Tax Plan to Turn Old Buildings 'Green' Finds Favor

Seeded on Wed Sep 28, 2011 6:28 AM EDT (The New York Times)

A business consortium that includes Lockheed Martin and Barclays bank plans to invest as much as $650 million over the next few years to slash the energy consumption of buildings in the Miami and Sacramento areas.

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Obama $8 Billion Solar 'Betamax' Undercut as China Backs Rival Technology

Seeded on Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:39 AM EDT (Bloomberg.com)

The U.S.

environment

Three Is the New Four as Engines Downsize

Seeded on Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:44 AM EDT (Wired News)

Three is the new four as two automakers make big news with little three-cylinder engines with the displacement of a soda bottle. Ford unveiled its 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine at the Frankfurt auto show this week, promising to offer it in Europe later this year and in the United …

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Who Will Pay To Fix That Bridge In Ohio?

Seeded on Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:11 AM EDT (NPR)

The gun-metal-colored bridge spanning the Ohio River opened almost half a century ago with an 85,000-vehicle-per-day capacity.

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California Turns To China For New Bay Bridge

Seeded on Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:05 AM EDT (NPR)

California is spending more than $7 billion building what it says will be an architectural marvel: the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

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Decline in U.S. Household Income Raises Stakes for 2012 Presidential Race

Seeded on Wed Sep 14, 2011 1:19 PM EDT (Bloomberg.com)

U.S.

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BBC News - Drunk Swedish elk found in apple tree near Gothenburg

Seeded on Fri Sep 9, 2011 1:08 AM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)

A homeowner in southern Sweden got a shock when he found a drunken elk stuck in his neighbour's apple tree.

sweden, odd-news, drunk-moose

Perry Proposed A Bi-National Health Insurance Plan With Mexico In 2001 | ThinkProgress

Seeded on Thu Sep 8, 2011 5:13 PM EDT (Think Progress)

The ghosts of Gov.

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Newly Published Audio Provides Real-Time View of 9/11 Attacks - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Thu Sep 8, 2011 7:04 AM EDT (The New York Times)

For one instant on the morning of Sept. 11, an airliner that had vanished from all the tracking tools of modern aviation suddenly became visible in its final seconds to the people who had been trying to find it.

world-trade-center, new-york-city, us-news, 9-11, september-9-11

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