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TV Increases Risk of Death
Researchers in Australia found that prolonged television viewing was linked to an increased risk of death, even in people who …

Black Says Geithner `Cover Up’ Also a Bernanke Scandal
William Black, an associate professor of economics and law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, talks with Bloomberg’s Betty Liu …
US Response to Haiti
President Barack Obama said, “My thoughts and prayers go out to those who have been affected by this earthquake. We …

Embargo Placed On Central Bank
Argentina’s central bank reserves dispute suffered an expected escalation when on Tuesday Judge Thomas Griesa from New York State placed …

Is the US Love Affair With The Auto Ending?
By Lester Brown America’s century-old love affair with the automobile may be coming to an end. The U.S. fleet has …

Gates Foundation Frankenfood
By Tom Philpott The Gates Foundation has emerged as a kind of de facto USDA for Africa: a deep-pocketed funder …

Obama Signs Executive Order Establishing Council of Governors
Executive Order will Strengthen Further Partnership Between the Federal and State and Local Governments to Better Protect Our Nation The …

State Revenues Falling
By Joe Weisenthal Continue reading Chart of The Day:Cash-Strapped States Hope Salvation Is Right Around The Corner

Obama Administration Wants to Annuitize 401k’s and IRA’s – Mandatory “R Bonds”
by Jesse As a rule of thumb, the worst possible time to convert lump sum savings into a fixed income …