As much as the bursting of the real estate bubble devastated the economy, destroyed hopes, and caused untold pain, there is a silver lining for would-be home buyers in today’s market. All that pain presents the potential for great bargains for the right buyer. In most American cities, the cost …
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7 November
Giant Oil Plumes May Be Gulf Killers, Scientist Insists
Vast undersea plumes of oil that can choke off marine life stretch from the site of the DeepWater rig explosion, argued a scientist on Tuesday — plumes BP has stated do not exist. Dr. Samantha Joye, professor of marine sciences at the University of Georgia, insists that the Gulf oil …
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7 November
EXCLUSIVE: Will Morpheus Be the First Vehicle on the Moon Since Apollo?
Nearly 40 years after Americans last set foot on the moon, a determined band of NASA engineers, undeterred by massive budget cuts and red tape, may have paved the way for a long awaited return to the lunar surface. In 2009, President Obama slashed the Constellation project, a nearly $100 …
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7 November
How to Identify the Greenest Tech Companies
With Earth Day 2011 fast approaching, Americans are going green in record numbers. And not just modern hippies. Everyone. “Up to 60 percent of consumers in the U.S. are making ‘green’ purchases,” said Adriana Herrera of Fashioning Change, a company that helps people buy eco-friendly alternatives to mainstream brands that …
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7 November
Invisible Children answers critics with new Internet video
The nonprofit activists behind the largest viral video campaign ever to hit the Internet answered their critics the best way they know how. They made another film. San Diego-based Invisible Children released on Monday an eight-and-a-half-minute video entitled, “Thank you, KONY 2012 Supporters” in which charity officials attempted to answer …
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7 November
9/11 suspects on hunger strike at Gitmo — Oh the Humanity!
“Oh, the Humanity!” So went the famous phrase shouted by Chicago’s WLS Radio announcer Herb Morrison as he witnessed the Hindenburg crash and burn in Lakehurst, N.J. on May 6, 1937. Though the death of three-dozen Germans and Americans in the fiery explosion 75 years ago is a far cry …
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7 November
What's Missing From the Midterm Election Campaigns
The midterm elections are just three weeks away, yet both the Democrats and the Republicans have failed to articulate clear, coherent policies that address our country’s problems in a sensible and intelligent way. Thus far, the Democrats have bashed Republicans for failing to come up with new ideas, and warned …
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7 November
Obama may blame GOP for a bad jobs report but it's no subsitute for leadership
President Obama’s news conference Friday on jobs and the economy offered the American public nothing new. He blamed the Congress and Republicans specifically for our woes. The president’s remarks on the economy and Congress echo President Truman’s on the ‘Do-Nothing’ Republican Congress. On the surface, the two are in very …
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7 November
Gretchen's Take: What's behind the Trump factor?
Today my take is about the Trump factor. But does anyone really know what it even is? Is it his fame as a celebrity — Ala ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ — that’s driving his rise in the polls? Or is it his tough talk on the issues that apparently a lot of …
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7 November
Lt. Brendan Looney, You Have the Thanks of a Grateful Nation
When my old boss Ronald Reagan gave the commencement address at the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1984, the tradition was for the president to give the first salute only to the top 100 graduates. Reagan decided to break with tradition and saluted every single graduate, nearly 1,000 of them, …
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