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New Signs Of A Middle-Class Collapse


The case keeps getting stronger for a new, bold change in economic policy explicitly designed to help working-class families regain their footing.   read more

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Sex Talk: AlterNet Readers Sound Off on the Female Orgasm


AlterNet readers had a lot to say about Shere Hite's article on the "myth of the vaginal orgasm."   read more

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America Watches the War in Georgia with Dumb Goggles


The war between Russia and Georgia has been framed as a tale of David versus Goliath. But it's far more complex than this, morally and historically.   read more

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We've Got to Rebuild America's Crumbling Infrastructure


"The nation's skeleton is as fragile as the candy-cane bones sucked down to threads on Cinco de Mayo."   read more

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Rice says US asylum for Musharraf 'not on the table'


US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday that granting asylum to embattled Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is not currently under consideration by the United States."That's not an issue on the table, and I just want to keep our focus o   read more

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U.S.' Gates dismisses Russian warnings to Poland


WASHINGTON - Pentagon chief Robert Gates dismissed as "empty rhetoric" on Sunday Russian warnings that Moscow would target Poland for a possible military strike because Warsaw agreed to host part of a U.S. missile shield."Russia is not going to launc   read more

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Fox cuts off 12-year-old relating Georgian violence


A 12-year-old American girl and her aunt found themselves in the middle of a bombing in Georgia this week while on a vacation to visit family members. An ABC news affiliate reported, "Amanda Kokoeva likes to swim and hang out with friends in Walnut C   read more

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Justice sends target letters to Blackwater guards


Almost a year after a Baghdad shooting that left 17 civilians dead, federal prosecutors are taking action against the six Blackwater Worldwide security guards many deem responsible.The US Justice Department sent target letters to the guards being inv   read more

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Venezuela promises Paraguay 'all the oil it needs'


SAN PEDRO, Paraguay - Oil-producing Venezuela promised to provide fuel-deficient Paraguay with all the oil it needs, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday.Chavez, who has used his country's oil wealth to spread his influence in Latin Amer   read more

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Group wants to attack Obama on abortion


RICHMOND, Va. â€" A group purporting to tell the "real truth" about Barack Obama's views on abortion wants a judge to rule it is not subject to federal election restrictions on fundraising and advertising.The Real Truth About Obama Inc., a group form   read more

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