America’s most powerful politicians met at the White House
yesterday for the start of a six-week battle in which both main parties
will fight for the right to claim that they are taming Wall Street’s
wildest excesses and safeguardi

At last, some thorough reporting on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the mainstream media. Reuters reporter Carey Gillam takes a look at the weaknesses in the US regulatory framework for GMOs, and the resulting blockade against independent research, and thus gives context to the current consumer backlash to GMOs worldwide.

Concerns are mounting about peak oil, and there continues to be much debate over when the peak will be reached, whether a plateau can be sustained or whether the onset of decline would occur quickly, whether we will hit peak demand before we hit peak supply, etc.

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Every month in Afghanistan another 60 are killed or wounded by mines.

The neo-soul artist's naked video was in the name of love, unlike the song.

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