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Poverty at Home
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: congress, ethics, government, Govtfearmongering, media, politics, lies, propaganda, healthcare, healthcare, freedoms, socialsecurity, usa, u.s., abuse, americans, children, diet, death, family, food, protection, risks, safety, society, treatment, warning )

JL
- 51 days ago - politico.com
As Washington careens through one headline-grabbing, self-imposed fiscal crisis after another, one in 3 Americans faces a daily crisis of poverty or low-wage jobs that is barely a topic of conversation in Congress or the media Read more: http://www.
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Video:The CEO Of The NRA Attacks Himself In The Most Reasonable Super Bowl Ad Of 2013
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, health, protection, prevention, research, risks, safety, society, warning, news, ethics, americans, abuse, lies, propaganda, u.s., usa )

JL
- 106 days ago - upworthy.com
Wayne LaPierre, the CEO of the National Rifle Association, recently denounced universal background checks. Maybe he should talk to their old, more reasonable CEO, Wayne LaPierre, circa 1999, before he does something hasty.The folks at Demand a Plan ran a
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Tell President Obama to Sign the Mine Ban Treaty ACTION
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: land mines, mine ban treaty, Obama, war, government, ethics, risks, death, children, family, humanrights, crime, violence )

Nancy
- 138 days ago - theveteranssite.greatergood.com
The Mine Ban Treaty, the ICBL's signature success, counts 160 countries as party to its terms. The United States is not one of them, keeping company with other hold-outs such as Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia and China.
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Secret Army Volunteer's Widow Blames VA for Spouse's Death
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, abuse, cover-up, dishonesty, ethics, troops, crime, death, health, illness, risks )

Dee
- 446 days ago - cnn.com
In 1973, Army Pvt. Wray Forrest spent two months at Edgewood as a volunteer human test subject in a top secret Cold War research program studying chemical and biological weapons.
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Are YOUR Children Safe at School?! --Asbestos Found in School Science Kits ||| Ban Asbestos Now
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: prevention, cancer, children, disease, health, risks, protection, warning, environment, greenliving, Sustainabililty, healthcare )

Blake
- 464 days ago - banasbestosnow.com
We are still importing tons of toxic chemicals, including Asbestos, and exposing ourselves to these unnecessary carcinogens. I fear that our children will still be dealing with the effects of toxic and carcinogenic chemicals 50 years from now.
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Reefer Madness: The Feds Seem Intent on Destroying Medical Pot
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: medical marijuana, war on drugs, drug policy US drug policy, usa, healthcare, health, healthcare, risks, protection, Body-Mind-Spirit, usa, politics, news, obama )

Cal
- 564 days ago - alternet.org
This year, federal authorities have done almost everything in their power to undermine state regulation of medical marijuana. It is time Obama implement his original policy.
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Obama's War On Weed: White House Launches Crackdown On Medical Marijuana
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: medical marijuana, war on drugs, drug policy US drug policy, usa, healthcare, health, healthcare, risks, protection, Body-Mind-Spirit, usa, politics, news, obama )

Cal
- 591 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
The DoJ has launched an assault on medical pot dispensaries, vowing to shut down establishments licensed and regulated by state and local governments, in a reversal of an earlier policy, based on an Obama campaign promise to leave the shops alone as long
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'Flying Drunk' Shares Pilots' Struggle to Overcome Alcohol
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, federal prison, Flying drunk, pilots, airlines, alcohol, drugs, addictions, accidents, risks, unsafe, crime )

Dee
- 1379 days ago - abcnews.go.com
New Memoir Reveals Alcoholism Among Commercial Airline Pilots.. Deep in his heart, Joseph Balzer knew it was wrong. But the night before he and two other pilots were scheduled to transport 91 passengers from Fargo, N.D., to Minneapolis, Minn.,
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Marines Ban Twitter, Facebook, Other Sites
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Marines, social media websites, security, risks )

Rosemary
- 1389 days ago - cnn.com
The U.S. Marine Corps has banned Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and other social media sites from its networks, effective immediately. The Marine Corps fears that social media sites such as Facebook could pose a security risk.
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Social Security Number Code Cracked, Study Claims
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, Social Security numbers, identity theft, crime, safety, risks, protection )

Dee
- 1418 days ago - abcnews.go.com
For all the concern about identity theft, researchers say there's a surprisingly easy way for the technology-savvy to figure out the precious nine digits of Americans' Social Security numbers.
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Poor Would Be Hard Hit By Proposed California Budget Cuts
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: society, culture, poor, medical, ssi, disability, mental, health, cuts, budget, california, Schwarzenegger, americans, family, children, women, rights, government, healthcare, illness, risks, socialsecurity )

Tom
- 1460 days ago - latimes.com
Elimination of health and welfare programs would come at a steep price. Tens of thousands of families and children would be stripped of temporary financial help and health assistance, and the state would lose a huge pool of federal money.
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State of Paralysis By PAUL KRUGMAN
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, usa, government, democrats, republicans, healthcare, housing, socialsecurity, children, risks, society, culture, rights, education, freedoms, ethics, corruption, business, finance, politics, money, economy, dishonesty, lies )

Tom
- 1460 days ago - nytimes.com
California shouldn't be in fiscal crisis on the verge of cutting essential public services and denying health coverage to almost a million children. But it is. You have to wonder if it's political paralysis foreshadows the future of the nation as a whole.
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Report: FBI Slow to Update Terror Watchlist
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, FBI, terrorists, watchlist, crime, law enforcement, risks, danger, delays, outdated )

Dee
- 1478 days ago - usatoday.com
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The FBI has been slow to update the national terror suspect watchlist -- and the lapses pose real risks to U.S. security, a Justice Department audit has found.
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Magnitude of Dirty VA Hospital Equipment Unknown
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, Veterans Affairs Vets, military, health, risks, disease )

Dee
- 1490 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Thousands of veterans were at first shocked to learn they should get blood tests for HIV and hepatitis because three hospitals might have treated them with unsterile equipment. Now, just a couple of months after the Department of Veterans Affairs issued
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A Bill to Outlaw Organic Farming Next Week? Contact Your Representative!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: health, illness, interesting, nutrition, risks, safety, protection, warning, death, diet, ethics, food, government, news, ethics, congress, dishonesty )

Kat
- 1511 days ago - writerep.house.gov
Monsanto: A bill to outlaw organic farming next week? US House and Senate are about (in a week and a half) to vote on bill that will OUTLAW ORGANIC FARMING (bill HR 875). There is an enormous rush to get this into law within the next 2 weeks before...
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