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THE DIN OF INEQUITY
Wall Street vs. Your Street
Lou Dubose Will the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act reform Wall Street or protect consumers by the time it passes the Senate? … The Republicans are blocking one of the most effective ways to stimulate the economy—extending unemployment benefits.
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What Does a Dying U.S. Auto Industry Mean for the Rest of America? | Aug. 1, 2006
Time for Democrats to Deliver for Working Americans | Feb. 1, 2010
A New Avenue to Middle East Peace? | Nov. 15, 2009
Letter From The Border | May 1, 2010
President Bush's Penchant for Secrecy Is Moving Us Toward a Closed Society | Oct. 1, 2005

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Channeling Ike | Wages of War | Camp Followers | The Real Strategic Threat
Lou Dubose Defense Secretary Robert Gates channels Eisenhower in a speech sounding the alarm about out-of-control Pentagon spending. … Defense budget changes would add funds by making strategic cuts. … The defense budget grew from 3.1 percent of GDP in the late 1990s to 4.8 percent of GDP for 2011. …The number of private contractors in Afghanistan roughly equals the number of troops there. … By 2012, interest on the national debt is projected to equal the base budget for the military.
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WHO GETS THE GAVEL?
Two Congressmen, One Chair
Lou Dubose The gulf between Democratic Rep. Henry Waxman and Republican Rep. Joe Barton's recent questioning of oil industry execs highlights what's at stake for the Democrats should they lose the November elections.
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The View
The View from Grand Isle
By Shawn Martin Folks living on Grand Isle, Louisiana's only inhabited barrier island, know BP and its claims process first hand.
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WHEN THE LAW IS ILLEGAL
How King Coal Killed the Union Man
Lauri Lebo The 29 miners killed in the Upper Big Branch coal mine were not part of a union. Mine owner Massey Energy and CEO Don Blankenship have made a career out of breaking and blocking union efforts since the 1980's, even though the safety record is far better in unionized mines and mine fatalities far fewer.
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WHEN THE LAW IS ILLEGAL
How King Coal Killed the Union Man
Lauri Lebo The 29 miners killed in the Upper Big Branch coal mine were not part of a union. Mine owner Massey Energy and CEO Don Blankenship have made a career out of breaking and blocking union efforts since the 1980's, even though the safety record is far better in unionized mines and mine fatalities far fewer.
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LETTER FROM THE BORDER
A War on Drugs Or a War on Juárez?
Judith Torrea; translated by Lou Dubose Is Mexican President Felipe Calderón blaming the victims in his war on drug cartels? Killings in Ciudad Juárez jumped from 317 in 2007 to 1,623 in 2008 after Calderón mobilized the military, and almost doubled in 2009 to 2754. Victims' families express outrage at the president's contention that most of those killed are not innocent civilians, and the population grows increasingly skeptical of his claim.
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