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Foreclosure Notices Trend Up, Repossessions Down
Foreclosure Notices Trend Up, Repossessions Down
Credit: naoha.orgInitial foreclosure filings were 6 percent higher last month than in July 2011, according to RealtyTrac. Year-over-year, initial foreclosure notice filings to distressed homeowners h ...
10 Aug, 2012
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Nine Reasons to Save Public Libraries
Nine Reasons to Save Public Libraries
While the War on Women and Chick-fil-A might be getting all the juicy headlines lately, there's another issue quietly smoldering in the background noise of this election season. It's buried under all ...
08 Aug, 2012
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Are Fast-Breeder Reactors A Nuclear Power Panacea?
Are Fast-Breeder Reactors A Nuclear Power Panacea?
Credit: GE Hitachi Nuclear EnergyPlutonium is the nuclear nightmare of nuclear power. A by-product of conventional power-station reactors, it is the key ingredient in nuclear weapons. And even when n ...
08 Aug, 2012
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Rand Paul to Speak at Republican Convention
Rand Paul to Speak at Republican Convention
(Photo: fitsnews.com)According to various reports, Rand Paul is going to speak at this month's Republican National Convention.The news somewhat answers a question bandied in the media: what role will ...
07 Aug, 2012
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Who's an Independent? Part Two: Independent Governors
Who's an Independent? Part Two: Independent Governors
Angus King, former independent governor of Maine in 1994 and 1998 is running for senate as an independent in November. King has gotten a lot of media atention so far, what other independent governors ...
01 Aug, 2012
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Corrupt Campaign Finance an Unequal Venture
Corrupt Campaign Finance an Unequal Venture
Credit: occupyboston.orgHarvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig knows about the money that flows through the election cycle. Just this Tuesday, Lessig testified before Congress at a hearing regarding t ...
27 Jul, 2012
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Drought Worsens as Congress Moves to Pass Relief Measure
Drought Worsens as Congress Moves to Pass Relief Measure
Credit: usnews.comThe drought that has been plaguing vast areas of the nation this summer, has intensified dramatically over the past week according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The unrelenting heat ...
26 Jul, 2012
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5 Memorable Moments from Governors Past & Present [VIDEO]
5 Memorable Moments from Governors Past & Present [VIDEO]
 This weekend, the National Governors Association (NGA) will be meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia. The NGA is an annual meeting of current governors from all fifty U.S. states and five U.S. Terri ...
13 Jul, 2012
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Texas: Sixth State To Say No Thanks To Medicaid Expansion
Texas: Sixth State To Say No Thanks To Medicaid Expansion
Governor Rick Perry of Texas joins a list of growing states who say they will refuse to implement Medicaid expansion in their states. The one-time presidential hopeful stated yesterday, “If anyone was ...
10 Jul, 2012
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California TRUST Act Builds Wall Around Secure Communities
California TRUST Act Builds Wall Around Secure Communities
[Last week], the California Senate passed the TRUST Act.  Known by some as the “anti-Arizona immigration law,” it would limit California law enforcement’s cooperation with the federal Secure Comm ...
09 Jul, 2012
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