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Ideas for Action 2012 Awardees
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JL
- 79 days ago - evans.uw.edu
Making Prosperity Possible for All The Ideas for Action Award is a competition to develop new thinking to reduce poverty by shining a light on practical policy shifts that help low-income people build their futures.
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Wisconsin : Patricia Randolph's Madravenspeak: Falling Down a Rabbit Hole Into DNR's Alternate Universe
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Roxie
- 80 days ago - host.madison.com
Attending the Natural Resources Board meetings always gives me the sense of falling down the rabbit hole, into the bowels of the Department of Natural Resources, landing in an upside-down alternate universe. Feb. 26 did not disappoint.
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In 'The Gatekeepers,' Israeli Security Chiefs Say What US Leaders Can't
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JL
- 81 days ago - motherjones.com
"What's unnatural is the power you have to take three people, terrorists, and take their lives in an instant," says Yuval Diskin, the 12th director of the Shin Bet, Israel's internal security service, during the opening sequence of The Gatekeepers
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Chinese Hackers Drop U.S. Government From List of High-Value Targets ~~ Andy Borowitz
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Kit
- 82 days ago - newyorker.com
He added that the hackers' ultimate goal had been to hurl the U.S. government into a state of abject paralysis, "and they seem to have already taken care of that on their own." ***HUMOR***SATIRE***
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Video: The Truth About Immigration You Were Most Likely To Miss
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JL
- 85 days ago - mycuentame.org
Immigration remains a powerful, contested and bitterly polarizing topic. Why? Cuéntame addresses precisely the myths and tribulations around the immigration discourse - in an insightful segment you won't want to miss.
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A New Vision for Retirement: Productive and Meaningful
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JL
- 86 days ago - blogs.hbr.org
Today tens of millions of 50-, 60-, and 70-somethings say they are eager to apply their accumulated skills in areas like education, health, and the environment. According to research from 2011, some 31 million people ages 44 to 70 want encore careers
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Video: One For Ten One For Ten Is a Series of Ten Short Interactive Documentary Films Telling the Stories of Innocent People Wh
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JL
- 88 days ago - indiegogo.com
Did you know that for every ten people executed in the United States, one person has been exonerated from death row? One for Ten, a new documentary series, highlights the stories of ten of those wrongfully convicted people in order to show the true impac
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The SCOOTER Store Power Wheelchair Company Raided in Federal Probe
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Chris
- 89 days ago - cbsnews.com
On Wednesday, 150 federal and state agents raided The SCOOTER Store headquarters in New Braunfels, Texas, and agents remain on the site. CBS News just spoke to an FBI agent Thursday morning who said workers will not be allowed back into headquarters
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Video:Rep. Alan Grayson: Remembering Aaron Swartz, 1986-2013   video
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JL
- 90 days ago - youtube.com
Aaron Swartz was an internet leader and free-speech advocate. He helped organize the worldwide movement to keep the internet free from censorship and corporate control.
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Montana Bill Would Let Sheriffs Arrest FBI Agents for Arresting People
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JL
- 90 days ago - motherjones.com
If Montana voters approve Gary Marbut's referendum in November 2014, any FBI agent who tries to arrest a Montanan for a federal crime could be arrested--and charged with kidnapping.
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As It Turns Out, Life Does Imitate Art
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JL
- 91 days ago - citizenvox.org
This exchange above is fictional, taken from the recently released House of Cards series produced by Netflix. But the anti-regulatory sentiment it portrays is gospel within the business community.
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As President, What Would You Do to Solve the Global Food Crisis?
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JL
- 91 days ago - presidentforaday.com
Your decisions will make the headlines. Key Issues: Climate Change Biofuels Agricultural Development Total Foreign Aid
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Facebook Hacked, User Data Not Compromised ( Seriously? Believe It? Not on Your Life!)
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Chris
- 95 days ago - pcmag.com
Facebook is the latest company to reveal that it was the victim of hackers, but the company said users' personal information was not compromised by the breach. -_-
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Ultra Music Festival-Goer Jesse Campodinico Sues Miami Police For Beatdown Over Glowstick (PDF)
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Kathy
- 98 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
Remember Javier Ortiz? Off duty thug cop who held Chris Lagergren at gun point for taking pictures at Sea World? So why is this dirty cop still wearing a badge? Please read the news article.
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Video: WATCH: That Awkward Moment When Anti-Immigration Protesters Realize They're Immigrants Too
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JL
- 99 days ago - upworthy.com
Note the size of the crowd at the beginning of the video as opposed to when the camera pans back about 30 seconds in.
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