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What Are GMO's, And What Health Risks Do They Pose?
They’re in 80% of the food we eat: genetically modified organisms. Some say they pose serious health risks. Some believe those risks to be so serious, they’re willing to break the law in order to notify their fellow consumers that products...Tags: Chemical Industry, Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Food Industry
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Inside The Euro Crisis with Eckart von Klaeden, Minister of State in the Federal Chancellery
On day two of my fellowship in Germany, our group of 12 American journalists learned more about the organization sponsoring our trip, the RIAS Berlin Kommission. RIAS stands for "Radio in the American Sector" and is a former radio station based in...
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Homes Destroyed, People Missing And 767,000 Without Power After Irene
Hartford Courant / Fox CTAt least 25 homes in East Haven were destroyed, one person has died, others are missing and more than half the state is without power after Tropical Storm Irene tore through Connecticut Sunday. East Haven mayor April Capone said that at least 25 homes in...Tags: Litchfield (Litchfield, Connecticut), Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), West Haven, Waterbury
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Nearly 25 percent of crashes linked to gadget use
Texting, checking email, talking on the phone. All things we shouldn't do while driving, and yet not surprisingly, things we still do while behind the wheel. But just how bad are these distractions? According to Cars.com, via Reuters, almost 25...Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Elections
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Worried about your teen driver?
By Deb Acord CTW Features Worried about your teen driver? Phone apps offer a new frontier for driver learning, feedback and supervision. Check them out Driver Feedback from State Farm Insurance uses the iPhone's accelerometer to grade a driver's ability...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, State Farm Insurance, Apple iPhone, Telecommunication Service, Safety of Citizens
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Three More Rell Administration Appointees Get The Ax
The Hartford CourantThere were three more firings this week of Rell-administration political appointees -- both high-level and low -- who landed on the permanent state civil-service payroll during the waning months of Republican M. Jodi Rell's governorship. Officials in...Tags: Connecticut, Public Employees, Dannel P. Malloy , Philip Smith, Executive Branch
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Malloy Orders Layoffs Today; No Deal Reached With Unions
The Hartford CourantDespite numerous hours of talks over the past two months, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy ordered layoff notices to start going out Tuesday because no deal has been reached between his administration and the state employee unions. Malloy had been warning workers...Tags: Human Rights, Regional Authority, Edith Prague, Crime, Law and Justice, Norwich
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Sectarian violence over Syria war rages in Lebanon's Tripoli
ReutersTRIPOLI, Lebanon, May 22 (Reuters) - Lebanese supporters of rival factions in Syria's civil war battled overnight in the city of Tripoli in the worst such bout of spillover violence since the conflict started two years ago. One person was killed and many...Tags: Islam, Politics, National Government, Bashar Assad, Lebanon
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Witness undermines case against Russian protest leader
Reuters* Governor doubts Navalny harmed Kirov region * Putin foe faces up to 10 years in jail if convicted * Navalny says testimony unlikely to bring acquittal KIROV, Russia, May 22 (Reuters) - A Russian official undermined state prosecutors' case against...Tags: Regional Authority, Russia, Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace
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Gov. Jerry Brown's cap-and-trade plans face opposition
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to borrow $500 million from cap-and-trade proceeds to cover general fund expenses has not been warmly welcomed in the Legislature. "It doesn’t really make sense," said Sen. Jim Beall (D-San Jose) at a budget...Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Politics, Jerry Brown, Jim Beall, Jr.
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Ukraine PM bars reporters from government meetings after protest
ReutersKIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov ordered a dozen local reporters to be barred from covering government meetings after they staged a protest on Wednesday over attacks on journalists at a rally. When reporters at the cabinet...Tags: Robin Williams, U.S. Congress, Journalism, Politics, Ukraine
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