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COLUMN - The price of ignoring climate change: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Reuters(US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Senator Sheldon Whitehouse June 19 (Reuters) - The effects of climate change, driven by carbon pollution, hit Americans harder each year. Extreme weather events like...Tags: Daniel Webster, U.S. Department of State, Wildlife, Endangered Species, Health Insurance Cost
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WRAPUP 4-Obama defends U.S. surveillance effort as 'trade-off' for security
Reuters* "Think we've struck the right balance," Obama says * Emphasizes that Congress was briefed on surveillance * Some lawmakers see need to review surveillance programs By Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland SAN JOSE, Calif., June 7 (Reuters) - President...Tags: Mark Zuckerberg, Harry Reid, Univision (tv network), The Washington Post, National Security Agency
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WRAPUP 2-Obama defends U.S. surveillance effort as 'trade-off' for security
Reuters(Adds details and context throughout) * Obama says programs are "modest encroachment" on privacy * Emphasizes that Congress was briefed on surveillance * Some lawmakers see need to review surveillance programs By Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland SAN...Tags: The Washington Post, National Security Agency, Microsoft Corporation, Newspaper and Magazine, Xi Jinping
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Obama administration on defensive over surveillance activity
Reuters* PRISM monitoring program raises privacy concerns * Government said to tap into companies' central servers * Program started under Bush, expanded under Obama WASHINGTON, June 7 (Reuters) - Reports of sweeping U.S. government surveillance of Americans'...Tags: George W. Bush, Media Industry, The Washington Post, National Security Agency, Google Inc.
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WRAPUP 1-Obama defends U.S. surveillance program as trade-off for security
Reuters* Calls programs a "modest encroachment" on privacy * Says Congress was briefed on surveillance By Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland SAN JOSE, Calif., June 7 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday staunchly defended the sweeping U.S. government...Tags: George W. Bush, The Washington Post, Media Industry, National Security Agency, Politics
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READER SUBMITTED: BAPS Charities Hosts First Annual Children's Health And Safety Day
NewingtonA recent study showed that 33 percent of American youth are obese and live inactive and unhealthy lifestyles. This makes today's youth the first generation to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. With this issue in mind, BAPS Charities of...Tags: Hasbro Inc., Hospitals and Clinics, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Healthy Diet, Social Services
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U.S. carbon tax could boost revenue, curb climate change - report
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - A tax on carbon dioxide emissions could help the United States mitigate climate change while significantly increasing government revenue, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said this week. President Barack Obama...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Politics, Conservation, U.S. Congress, Washington, DC
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Did Johnny Weissmuller use a fake identity so he could represent the U.S. in the 1924 Olympics?
The Fabulous ForumOLYMPIC URBAN LEGEND: Johnny "Tarzan" Weissmuller took on a fake identity so he could represent the United States in the 1924 Olympics. Followers of U.S. politics surely know of the controversy that surrounded President Barack Obama and his birth... -
House Rejects FCC's 'Open' Internet Rules
![WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The House of Representatives voted on Friday to reject Internet "neutrality" rules that were adopted last year to keep big Internet service providers from blocking certain traffic.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-04/60763630-08163619.jpg "WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The House of Representatives voted on Friday to reject Internet "neutrality\" rules that were adopted last year to keep big Internet service providers from blocking certain traffic.")
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON, D.C. -- The House of Representatives voted on Friday to reject Internet "neutrality" rules that were adopted last year to keep big Internet service providers from blocking certain traffic. House Republicans, in a 240-179 vote, pushed...Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Economy, Business and Finance, Heads of State, Barack Obama, Anna Eshoo
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'Evil Empire' Speech
Reverend Clergy all, Senator Hawkins, distinguished members of the Florida congressional delegation, and all of you: I can't tell you how you have warmed my heart with your welcome. I'm delighted to be here today. Those of you in the National...Tags: Abortion Issue, Hospitals and Clinics, Church and State Relations, Thomas Paine, Washington (U.S. state)
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