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The Declaration of Independence
Published Jul 4, 2009 - 6:48:10 AM
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
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DoD Identifies 13 Army Casualties - July 4
Published Jul 4, 2009 - 6:05:59 AM
The Department of Defense announced the death of thirteen soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Tens of Thousands Tell Clinton: Stop Dirty Oil Pipelines
Published Jul 4, 2009 - 5:11:25 AM
Tens of thousands of Americans have contacted Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over the past week, urging her to deny permits for a series of pipelines designed to bring dirty tar sands oil into the United States from Canada.
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NPR: Reading Of The Declaration Of Independence
Full story: NPR
Palin resignation splits GOP
Full story: Politico
Analysis: Alaska's governor Sarah Palin resigns, dooming her presidential pipe dream
Full story: NY Daily News
Health director says she was forced out because Palin felt she wasn't in step on social issues
Full story: Anchorage Daily News
Texas: Residents blame health problems on nearby Asarco plant, landfill
Full story: El Paso Times
Environment Groups Find Less Support on Court
Full story: New York Times
US nuns on the run from Vatican inquiry; church gets tough with liberal habits of American sisters
Full story: The Independent UK
Another wave of foreclosures is poised to strike
Full story: L.A. Times
Fairbanks residents shocked, angered by Palin's announcement
Full story: Fairbanks Daily News Miner
Now 17 veterans with rare cancer or tumors with Camp Lejeune ties
Full story: Tampa Bay
Chinese drywall blamed for odors and corrosion in U.S. homes
Full story: L.A. Times
Government Further Delays Release Of Crucial CIA Inspector General Report
Published Jul 3, 2009 - 8:13:34 AM
After agreeing three times to release an Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report on the CIA's interrogation and detention program and then reneging, the government announced today it will not release a reprocessed version of the report before August 31. The CIA had agreed to release the OIG report by June 19, 2009. It then requested two extensions - to June 26 and then July 1.
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Scientists Urge Obama to Drop European Missile Defense
Published Jul 3, 2009 - 7:49:57 AM
A group of prominent scientists today released a joint letter urging President Obama to issue a directive that the United States will not deploy any part of the proposed U.S. missile defense system in Europe before it is proven effective under real-world operating conditions.
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HSUS Calls for More Humane, Effective Animal Management Methods
Published Jul 3, 2009 - 7:36:20 AM
The Humane Society of the United States is alarmed by a recently released report that Wildlife Services, which is a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that responds to requests to address conflicts with wildlife, killed more than twice as many animals in FY 2008 as in FY 2007. The HSUS urges the Obama administration and state agencies to do more to implement non-lethal and more humane alternatives.
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In Cheney Interview Case, DOJ Argues White House Officials Won't Cooperate with Law Enforcement Investigations
Published Jul 3, 2009 - 7:24:53 AM
Last night, in a lawsuit filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) against the Department of Justice seeking former Vice President Cheney's FBI interview in the Valerie Plame Wilson leak investigation, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed papers, including a declaration from Lanny Breuer, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division. Embracing the same arguments made by the Bush administration for withholding the interview, DOJ argues if it is disclosed, future high-level White House officials will be unwilling to cooperate with criminal law enforcement investigations.
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Nine-Year Legal Fight Culminates in EPA Proposal to Reduce Air Pollution from Ships
Published Jul 3, 2009 - 6:02:39 AM
Nine years after Friends of the Earth filed a petition requesting more protective air pollution limits on large ships, and after two court battles in which Earthjustice represented Friends of the Earth, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced proposed air pollution standards yesterday for ships. The rules would reduce harmful pollutants by 80 percent or more by 2030, preventing between 13,000 and 33,000 premature deaths.
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Palin to quit as Alaska governor
Full story: Anchorage Daily News
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