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Calling Mayor Bloomberg: Release 9-1-1 Report Now

Dan Collins | Posted 04.09.2012

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City Hall refuses to release a report on the effectiveness of New York's revamped emergency response system. The firefighters union says the city is cooking the books when it comes to calculating response time.

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Women 2012: Taking a Worldwide Reading

Linda Basch | Posted 02.21.2012

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What is the status of women worldwide in 2012? Join the National Council for Research on Women as we explore the gains and gaps in different regions w...

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Corporations at Risk From Social Media Adoption Issues

Brett Greene | Posted 03.07.2012

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While many people are finding it challenging to make time to manage multiple social networks, many businesses are faced with even steeper challenges.

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Poll Shows The 'State Of Young America' Is Indebted And Dubious Of Attaining American Dream

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda M. Fairbanks | Posted 01.09.2012

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NEW YORK -- Five years ago, when TiffanyAnn Johnson first embarked on her dream of a college education, her parents agreed to shoulder a majority of t...

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The Voices of Occupy's March Against the Millionaires

Daniel Medina | Posted 12.28.2011

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Does the Religious Right Really Care about Children?

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 12.28.2011

In anointing themselves the champions of "family values" and protectors of vulnerable children, religious conservatives have had little to say when confronted with the undeniable existence of actual gay families -- particularly kids with LGBT parents.

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New Nutrition Guidelines: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 12.22.2011

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A committee commissioned by the Institute of Medicine just released its report on front-of-pack nutrition guidance. The recommendations are good in that they may help prevent the food industry from doing bad. The recommendations are bad if they forestall the implementation of superior approaches. And the recommendations are downright ugly if...

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Lessons Learned From the Ark

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 09.21.2011

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As we take stock of the current state of America's children and the desperate need to change direction for the future, some ancient wisdom can give us a blueprint for setting sail and getting our children to safe harbor.

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The State of America's Children

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 09.14.2011

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As the president and Congress struggle to find a way to lower the budget deficit and to raise the debt ceiling before we default on our debt for the first time in history, I hope they will stay away from further cuts in essential food, health, education, and other supports children need.

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Was Afghanistan Aid A Huge Waste Of Money?

LA Times | Posted 08.17.2011

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U.S. officials had pledged to improve the aid program begun by the George W. Bush administration. But pouring more money into Afghanistan has only und...

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New Report: Catholics More Supportive Of Gay And Lesbian Rights Than General Public, Other Christians

Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON, DC -- Catholics are more supportive of gay and lesbian rights than the general public and other Christians, according to a new report rele...

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White House Report on Women Has Crappy News (VIDEO)

Erin Gibson | Posted 05.25.2011

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For 40 years women thought they were getting paid less than men, but short of digging pay stubs out of garbage cans, didn't really have hard evidence. Until now.

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Thank You, Joe Lieberman

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Without the work of Reid, Obama, Pelosi, and yes, even Joe Lieberman, DADT would not have been repealed this weekend -- and would be in place for the foreseeable future, with a new Republican House about to take control.

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The Lame Duck Window

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democrats have the choice of making a final push to see some of their agenda items pass before Republicans take over the House, or they can shrug their shoulders and not even try.

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The Unforgiving Line between Persecution, Protection, and Limbo

Human Rights First | Posted 05.25.2011

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by Annie Sovcik Advocacy Counsel, Human Rights First Deadlines are everywhere - income taxes must be filed by April 15th to avoid a penalty from the ...

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GOP Says Health Care Reforms Have Failed After Three Months

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

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Three months after health care reform was first rolled out, House Republicans are claiming that the legislation has not lived up to promises. In a re...

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Most Guantanamo Bay Detainees Were Low-Level Fighters, Report Confirms

New York Times | Charlie Savage | Posted 05.25.2011

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The 48 Guantánamo Bay detainees whom the Obama administration has decided to keep holding without trial include several for whom there is no evidence...

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Sunscreens With Vitamin A May Accelerate Skin Cancer: FDA Knows Of Link

AOL News | Andrew Schneider | Posted 11.17.2011

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WASHINGTON (May 24) -- Almost half of the 500 most popular sunscreen products may actually increase the speed at which malignant cells develop and spr...

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North Korea Fired Torpedo That Killed 46 Aboard South Korean Ship

AP | JEAN H. LEE and HYUNG-JIN KIM | Posted 05.25.2011

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SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea accused North Korea on Thursday of firing a torpedo that sank a naval warship in March, killing 46 sailors in t...

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Prius Recall: Runaway Prius Story Of Owner James Sikes' Questioned In New Report

AP | ELLIOT SPAGAT and KEN THOMAS | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN DIEGO — Investigators with Toyota Motor Corp. and the federal government were unable to make a Toyota Prius speed out of control as its owne...

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Top Businesses Cause $2.2 Trillion In Environmental Damage, report estimates

The Guardian | Juliette Jowit | Posted 05.25.2011

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The cost of pollution and other damage to the natural environment caused by the world's biggest companies would wipe out more than one-third of their ...

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Iraqi Police Contract Flaws Raise Questions About Afghan Effort

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Christine SpolarHuffington Post Investigative Fund In a report that offers lessons for the growing war in Afghanistan, the inspector general overs...

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Virginia Tech Shooting Report: University Staff Warned Their Families Before Campus

AP | TOM BREEN and ZINIE CHEN SAMPSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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BLACKSBURG, Va. — At least two Virginia Tech administrators told family members about a double shooting in a dorm – the prelude to the dea...

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Stimulus Saved, Created 388,000 Jobs, According To Early Reports

USA Today | By Brad Heath and Matt Kelley, USA TODAY | Posted 05.25.2011

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States have reported using stimulus money to create or save more than 388,000 jobs so far this year, buttressing the Obama administration's claim that...

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Video: GOP's Massachusetts Momentum

MSNBC | MSNBC | Posted 05.25.2011

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Discussing whether Scott Brown's Massachusetts momentum will stop spending in Washington, with Charlie Cook, Cook Political Report and Larry Sabato, U...

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