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T. Klare | Global Warming President Presides Over Drill-Baby-Drill
America
Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch
Klare writes: "By now, we should certainly be witnessing real progress toward a post-petroleum economy. As it happens, the opposite is occurring."
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Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch
Klare writes: "By now, we should certainly be witnessing real progress toward a post-petroleum economy. As it happens, the opposite is occurring."
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Justice
Department Inquiry to Focus on Practices of Police in Ferguson
Sari Horwitz, Carol D. Leonnig and Kimberly Kindy, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. this week will launch a broad civil rights investigation into the Ferguson, Mo., Police Department, according to two federal law enforcement officials."
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Sari Horwitz, Carol D. Leonnig and Kimberly Kindy, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. this week will launch a broad civil rights investigation into the Ferguson, Mo., Police Department, according to two federal law enforcement officials."
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Kremlin Plan
Fails to Calm Ukraine as NATO Backs Kiev
Adrian Croft and Gabriela Baczynska, Reuters
Excerpt: "Ukraine's president heard words of support from Western leaders at a NATO summit on Thursday, but a Kremlin peace offer failed to halt fighting in the east where dramatic advances by pro-Russian rebels have tipped the balance of power against Kiev."
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Adrian Croft and Gabriela Baczynska, Reuters
Excerpt: "Ukraine's president heard words of support from Western leaders at a NATO summit on Thursday, but a Kremlin peace offer failed to halt fighting in the east where dramatic advances by pro-Russian rebels have tipped the balance of power against Kiev."
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ISIS Is
Beheading American Journalists to Lure US Into Another Ground
War
H. A. Goodman, The Huffington Post
Goodman writes: "The recent murders of James Foley and Steven J. Sotloff by ISIS militants, brazenly brandishing knives and videotaping these executions are not only horrifying, but also infuriating for millions of Americans."
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H. A. Goodman, The Huffington Post
Goodman writes: "The recent murders of James Foley and Steven J. Sotloff by ISIS militants, brazenly brandishing knives and videotaping these executions are not only horrifying, but also infuriating for millions of Americans."
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Louisiana
Judge Breaks Marriage Equality's Unbroken Winning Streak In Federal
Court
Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser reports: "People who think gay Americans do not deserve the same rights as straight Americans finally have something to celebrate."
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Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser reports: "People who think gay Americans do not deserve the same rights as straight Americans finally have something to celebrate."
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UN Says $600
Million Needed to Tackle Ebola as Deaths Top 1,900
Toni Clarke and Saliou Samb, Reuters
Clarke and Samb report: "The United Nations said $600 million in supplies would be needed to fight West Africa's Ebola outbreak, as the death toll from the worst ever epidemic of the virus topped 1,900 and Guinea warned it had penetrated a new part of the country."
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Toni Clarke and Saliou Samb, Reuters
Clarke and Samb report: "The United Nations said $600 million in supplies would be needed to fight West Africa's Ebola outbreak, as the death toll from the worst ever epidemic of the virus topped 1,900 and Guinea warned it had penetrated a new part of the country."
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Beekeepers
File Suit Against Pesticide Makers Over Bee Deaths
Eric Atkins, The Globe and Mail
Atkins reports: "Beekeepers in Ontario have launched a lawsuit against two big chemical companies, alleging their pesticides have caused widespread bee deaths that have driven up costs and reduced honey production."
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Eric Atkins, The Globe and Mail
Atkins reports: "Beekeepers in Ontario have launched a lawsuit against two big chemical companies, alleging their pesticides have caused widespread bee deaths that have driven up costs and reduced honey production."
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