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When Technology Fails: A Book Review By Carolyn Baker
When Technology Fails feels as if it has erupted out of the urgent necessity of this moment. Its intention is unmistakable: to offer a "bible for emergency preparation and survival" as well as green ...
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Presidents, Power, And A People's Attorney: Carolyn Baker Interviews Charlotte Dennett
Jan. 11, 2009 (Truth To Power) -- In early December, 2008 I drove to the home of Charlotte Dennett in rural Vermont to speak with her not only about her recent run for Attorney General of the State ...
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U.S. Stocks Drop, S&P 500 Sinks Most Since 2001 Terror Attacks (Lynn Thomasson & Elizabeth Stanton)
(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks tumbled, pushing the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to the steepest drop since the September 2001 terrorist attacks, as Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s bankruptcy and ...
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U.S. Economy: Inflation Erodes Buying Power, Tax-Rebate Effects (Bob Willis and Shobhana Chandra)
Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The biggest increase in prices in almost three years eroded consumers' buying power, reinforcing speculation the Federal Reserve won't raise interest rates in the face of ...
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The 'Silent Running' Fallacy (John Michael Greer)
(Archdruid Report) -- One of the privileges a wry providence has granted to the arts is that even their missteps have more to teach than the best productions of more sensible men. I was reminded of ...
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MBIA, Ambac, $1 Trillion of Debt, Lose S&P AAA Rating (Christine Richard)
June 5 (Bloomberg) -- MBIA Inc. and Ambac Financial Group Inc., the world's largest bond insurers, had their AAA financial strength rankings cut by Standard & Poor's, taking with them the ratings on ...
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Cheney lawyer claims Congress has no authority over vice-president (Elana Schor)
(guardian.co.uk) -- The lawyer for U.S. vice-president Dick Cheney claimed today that the Congress lacks any authority to examine his behaviour on the job.
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Voter-Identification Law Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court (Greg Stohr)
April 28 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Supreme Court gave Republicans an election-year victory, ruling in an Indiana case that states can require photo identification from voters to combat fraud.
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Home vacancies rise to record 2.9% in first quarter (Rex Nutting)
Homeownership rate steady at 67.8%, matching 6-year low
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Consumer sentiment plunges to 26-year low (Ruth Mantell)
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- High prices for food and fuel, weak income growth and falling home values pulled down consumer sentiment in April, according to a report released Friday.
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New Home Sales Plunge to Lowest Level in 16 1/2 Years (Martin Crutsinger)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new homes plunged in March to the slowest pace in 16 1/2 years as a two-year housing downturn extended into the start of another spring sales season. The median price of a ...
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