By Julian E. Barnes and Matthew Rosenberg (WSJ) KABUL—The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said the planned burning of Qurans on Sept. 11 by...
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Petraeus condemns Florida church’s plan to burn Korans
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New study shows immigrants boost wages and productivity
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By Andrea Christina Nill (LAProgressive) Tuesday, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco released a report essentially debunking the right wing myth that immigrants...
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From Canada to Mexico on one tank of diesel
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(Jalopnik) Craig Henderson drove from Blaine, Washington to the Mexican border — a distance of 1,478 miles — without stopping to refuel. He burned...
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The fallacy of ‘Zombie’ Japan — the U. S. should have it so good
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By Steven Hill (LA Progressive) During and before the current economic crisis, few countries have been vilified as an economic basket case so much...
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