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Archives for April 2013

After US Senate’s Failure, Gun Control Advocates Look To State Voters For Support

In a recent Gallup survey, 85 percent of all Democrats and 45 percent of all Republicans still favor universal background checks for gun purchases — a fact poorly reflected by the U.S. Senate’s vote against or filibustering all components of a comprehensive gun control bill. Sixty-five percent of all adults polled in the survey disagree […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

In a recent Gallup survey, 85 percent of all Democrats and 45 percent of all Republicans still favor universal background checks for gun purchases — a fact poorly reflected by the U.S. Senate’s vote against or filibustering all components of a comprehensive gun control bill. Sixty-five percent of all adults polled in the survey disagree with the

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Report: Bush Denied Calderon US Drones For Fighting Drug War In Mexico

New light has been shed on the multibillion-dollar drug war along the U.S.-Mexico border, a battle that has resulted in the deaths of 70,000 people and the disappearances of 25,000 since 2006. A new Washington Post report shows that George W. Bush declined a request by then-Mexican President Felipe Calderon to fly U.S. drones over […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

New light has been shed on the multibillion-dollar drug war along the U.S.-Mexico border, a battle that has resulted in the deaths of 70,000 people and the disappearances of 25,000 since 2006. A new Washington Post report shows that George W. Bush declined a request by then-Mexican President Felipe Calderon to fly U.S. drones over Mexican airspace

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The Fight Against Standardized Tests Moves To New York

A crowd of parents, teachers and children gathered outside Department of Education headquarters in Manhattan on Friday afternoon to demonstrate against standardized school testing, following two weeks of exams for children across the city’s public school system. Led by two organizations that lobby against standardized tests, Change the Stakes and Time Out From Testing, the […]

Hollie Slade
By Hollie Slade

A crowd of parents, teachers and children gathered outside Department of Education headquarters in Manhattan on Friday afternoon to demonstrate against standardized school testing, following two weeks of exams for children across the city’s public school system. Led by two organizations that lobby against standardized tests, Change the Stakes

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FBI Looking Into Virginia Governor’s Relationship With Donor Company

RICHMOND, Va. — The FBI has begun examining the relationship between Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen and the chief executive of a nutritional supplements manufacturer that is the subject of a federal investigation, two people with knowledge of the review said Monday. Federal authorities began questioning people close to the McDonnells as […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. — The FBI has begun examining the relationship between Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen and the chief executive of a nutritional supplements manufacturer that is the subject of a federal investigation, two people with knowledge of the review said Monday. Federal authorities began questioning people close to the

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FDA To Investigate Added Caffeine In Foods

WASHINGTON — Looking for a new way to get that jolt of caffeine energy? Food companies are betting snacks like potato chips, jelly beans and gum with a caffeinated kick could be just the answer. The Food and Drug Administration is closely watching the marketing of these foods and wants to know more about their […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Looking for a new way to get that jolt of caffeine energy? Food companies are betting snacks like potato chips, jelly beans and gum with a caffeinated kick could be just the answer. The Food and Drug Administration is closely watching the marketing of these foods and wants to know more about their safety. The FDA said Monday it

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Daimler Accused Of Aiding Argentina Repression

LIMA, Peru — Should victims of a South American military dictatorship be allowed to seek compensation in the United States against a European auto manufacturer allegedly complicit in brutal repression? That’s the thorny issue the Argentine Supreme Court will decide after agreeing to hear an appeal by the German company Daimler aimed at ending a lawsuit filed in San Francisco by […]

Simeon Tegel
By Simeon Tegel

LIMA, Peru — Should victims of a South American military dictatorship be allowed to seek compensation in the United States against a European auto manufacturer allegedly complicit in brutal repression? That’s the thorny issue the Argentine Supreme Court will decide after agreeing to hear an appeal by the German company Daimler aimed at ending

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