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• Universal Access to Energy Would Cost Around $70 Billion, Researchers Find

  

  Current global distribution of population without access to modern cooking and electricity with estimates of cumulative costs for achieving total rural... Read more

  The 13 May 2013 by   Dailyfusion
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• Violent Crime In the US

  

  Photo by Chang Liu Pardon today's divergence; I'm still in shock. Today I started with the news and saw that 19 people were injured in a Mother's Day parade... Read more

  The 13 May 2013 by   Ovid
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• WHAT? The BBC Actually Apologises for Its Benghazi Coverage?

  

  I am feeling rather faint! And I do think Breitbart News should have printed an 'Elf 'n' Safety' warning on their story reporting that the BBC - yes, the BBC! Read more

  The 13 May 2013 by   Davidduff
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• From Bogus Lawsuits To Threats Via Telephone, JPMorgan Chase Abuses The...

  

  Banking giant JPMorgan Chase has landed in the national spotlight for its abusive debt-collection practices. But this story is not new for Legal Schnauzer... Read more

  The 13 May 2013 by   Rogershuler
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• Another Mass Shooting

  

  This is getting to be a far too common occurrence in the United States. There has been another mass shooting -- this time in New Orleans. Read more

  The 13 May 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Large Corporations Seek U.S.–European ‘Free Trade Agreement’ to Further Global...

  

  By: Andrew Gavin MarshallOriginally posted at: AlterNet Shutterstock.com/Nightman1965 A corporate world order is emerging, and like any parasite, it is slowly... Read more

  The 12 May 2013 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• MSM Start To Turn On Benghazi . Could Get Interesting Real Quick.

  

  This is encouraging. This will be the only way to take him down. Kinda wish the media would have done their jobs say…about 5 yrs... Read more

  The 12 May 2013 by   Eowyn
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• Should Congress Enact an “Amazon Tax?”

  

  On May 5th, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill which would enable states to collect sales taxes due for online purchases. The bill is facing great... Read more

  The 12 May 2013 by   Real Talk
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• Ag-gag Bills: Criminalizing Whistle-blowing on Factory Farms

  

  by *CA* Flickr Creative CommonsFrom my column in Communities @ Washington TimesWASHINGTON, DC, April 2, 2013- A number of recent polls show that a majority of... Read more

  The 12 May 2013 by   Lasesana
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• The Pot President

  

  Hendrik Hertzberg on the hypocrisy of the hip. In a blog post at the New Yorker last week, Hendrik Hertzberg spotlighted a recent joke made by the President of... Read more

  The 11 May 2013 by   Dirkh
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