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Welfare
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·Hurricane Looting Not Over Yet
·The US Fight Against the Fight Against Poverty
·Katrina Pushes Issues of Race and Poverty at Bush
·U.N. vs. Poverty: Seeking a Focus, Quarreling Over the Vision
·UN Hits Back at US in Report Saying Parts of America are as Poor as Third World
·Repairing the Breach
·U.S. Unlikely to Accept Cuba's Aid Offer
·Barbara: Houston Shelter is 'Working Very Well' for Poor
·Bush Rejects Chαvez Aid
  

 
 
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Addiction
  
 


Addiction

· Topic: Addiction
· Total News: 8
· Total Reads: 3121 		  Meth Abuse Cited as Top Drug Problem for Law Enforcement Agencies
  A Drug Scourge Creates Its Own Form of Orphan
  As Gambling Grows, States Depend on Their Cut
  Gambling Interests Funded DeLay Trip
  China Targets Corrupt Officials In a Battle Against Temptation
  Bars Test Laws on Gambling With Moneyless Poker Games
  Ehrlich Adds School Funds To Entice Slots Votes
  Rush Limbaugh and the Hypocrisy Smokescreen


 
 
Civil Rights
  
 


Civil Rights

· Topic: Civil Rights
· Total News: 107
· Total Reads: 15030 		  More Join Guantanamo Hunger Strike
  Secrecy Shrouds Patriot Act Powers
  Gonzales Faults Senate Version of Patriot Act Legislation
  California Ruling Expands Same-Sex Parental Rights
  Chief Tells of Delay in Learning Facts of London Shooting
  The Ugly Truth About Prisoner "Rendition"
  Leaked Documents in Shot Brazilian's Death Allege London Police Error
  Two Key Rights Acts Set to Expire
  Civil Liberties Panel Is Off to a Sluggish Start
  Above the Rule of Law
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Corporations
  
 


Corporations

· Topic: Corporations
· Total News: 94
· Total Reads: 13320 		  Katrina Leads a Lobbyist to Reevaluate His Priorities
  Hurricane Halliburton
  Money Flowed to Questionable Projects
  Amnesty Accuses Oil Firms of Overriding Human Rights
  Oil Firms Turn Katrina Into Profits, Clinton Says
  Halliburton Contract Critic Loses Her Job
  9 Charged Over Tax Shelters In KPMG Case
  Value and Values at Wal-Mart -- Behind That Implacable Smiley Face
  Merck Found Liable in Vioxx Case
  Taking the Energy Out of Retailers
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Education/Youth
  
 


Education/Youth

· Topic: Education/Youth
· Total News: 51
· Total Reads: 8546 		  Study: U.S. Losing Ground in Education
  Student Debt Rising Due to Higher College Costs
  Law Targets Student Aid for Drug Crimes
  Many Going to College Are Not Ready, Report Says
  Bush Pushes Very Hot Button; President's Comments Embolden Anti-Evolutionists
  Bush Endorses Teaching 'Intelligent Design' Theory in Schools
  House Panel Approves Bill to Upgrade Student Loans
  Federal Spending Increases, but More Schools Will Get Less Money for Low-Income
  Another State Falls Prey to the Junk Food Lobby
  School Law Spurs Efforts to End the Minority Gap
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Electoral Reform
  
 


Electoral Reform

· Topic: Electoral Reform
· Total News: 94
· Total Reads: 14177 		  DeLay PAC Is Indicted For Illegal Donations
  Fox TV Affiliate Refuses to Air Anti-Bush Campaign Ad for Democrat in New York
  ACLU Charges Georgia Raised Voter ID Fees Without Consent
  Carving Up Ohio
  Democracy and Dissent
  Firm Fined for Channeling Donations to GOP
  Bad Iraq News Worries Some in G.O.P. on '06
  Ohio Critics of G.O.P. Start Battle To Change Election Process
  Group Wants To Change How Districts Are Drawn
  FEC Faults Accounting at DeLay's PAC
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Energy
  
 


Energy

· Topic: Energy
· Total News: 60
· Total Reads: 10151 		  72% Say Gas Scalping Is Tied to Storm
  New Fuel Economy Standards Proposed
  Politicians Have Little to Offer To Ease Anguish of Gas Prices
  World Running Out of Time for Oil Alternatives
  Fuel Rule Change for Big S.U.V.'s Seen as Unlikely
  Bush Signs Energy Bill, Cheers Steps Toward Self-Sufficiency
  The Twilight Era of Petroleum
  Energy Tax Breaks Total $14.5 Billion
  National Energy Bill a Dirty and Dangerous Failure
  Bill Wouldn't Wean U.S. Off Oil Imports, Analysts Say
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Environment
  
 


Environment

· Topic: Environment
· Total News: 92
· Total Reads: 12383 		  Cover-Up: Toxic Waters 'Will Make New Orleans Unsafe for a Decade'
  Katrina Fuels Global Warming Storm
  Vicious Circle of CO2 Emissions is Speeding Up Climate Change
  After Katrina: The Toxic Timebomb
  Katrina Takes Environmental Toll
  The Endless Hurricane Season
  UK's Chief Scientific Advisor: Global Warming May Be to Blame
  New Rules Could Allow Power Plants to Pollute More
  Republicans Accused of Witch-Hunt Against Climate Change Scientists
  Wave of Marine Species Extinctions Feared
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Food and Tobacco
  
 


Food and Tobacco

· Topic: Food and Tobacco
· Total News: 39
· Total Reads: 6346 		  Big Soda's Publicity Stunt
  US Gets Fatter - and Faster than Ever
  India: Everything Gets Worse With Coca-Cola
  Big Tobacco, in Court Again. But the Stock Is Still Up.
  Junk Food Nation
  More GM Contamination Found in Crops
  Why the Red Delicious No Longer Is
  GM Crops Created Superweed, Say Scientists
  Another Possible Case of Mad Cow
  A Late Twist in the Tobacco Case
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Government
  
 


Government

· Topic: Government
· Total News: 118
· Total Reads: 17320 		  President Says He's Responsible in Storm Lapses
  Casualty of Firestorm: Outrage, Bush and FEMA Chief
  9/11 and Manipulation of the USA
  The Uses of Disaster: Notes on Bad Weather and Good Government
  White House Urged Act on Anniversary of Darfur Genocide Declaration
  Tight Constraints on Pentagon's Freedom Walk
  Political Issues Snarled Plans for Troop Aid
  Leaders Lacking Disaster Experience
  FEMA Director Singled Out by Response Critics
  GOP Agenda in Congress May Be at Risk
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Gun Control
  
 


Gun Control

· Topic: Gun Control
· Total News: 15
· Total Reads: 3431 		  1.7 Million Children in U.S. Live in Homes With Loaded, Unlocked Guns
  U.S. Sells the Most Weapons to Developing Nations
  Common Police Vest Fails Bulletproof Test
  Radioactive Wounds of War
  Soviet Germ Factories Pose New Threat
  LAWYERS GUNS AND MONEY
  Senate Passes Bill Barring Gun Suits
  Liability Shield for Gunmakers Near Passage
  Britain Says Man Killed by Police Had No Tie to Bombings
  UN Arms Trade Deal Toothless, Say Critics
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HealthCare
  
 


HealthCare

· Topic: HealthCare
· Total News: 136
· Total Reads: 17894 		  Diseases of Rich Deprive Poor of Drugs
  Physician Group Decries 859,000 Rise in Uninsured
  California Accuses Drug Companies of Fraud
  Scientists Race To Head Off Lethal Potential Of Avian Flu
  Medicare Law Prompts a Rush for Lobbyists
  In the Hospital, a Degrading Shift From Person to Patient
  National Health Care Would Save Jobs
  Avian Flu Vaccine Called Effective in Human Testing
  World Not Set To Deal With Flu
  Study Says Echinacea Has No Effect on Colds
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Intelligence/Surveillance
  
 


Intelligence/Surveillance

· Topic: Intelligence/Surveillance
· Total News: 61
· Total Reads: 9470 		  Library Challenges FBI Request
  CIA Report on 9/11 Is Complete
  Spy Satellites Are Under Scrutiny
  No Evidence Pentagon Knew of Atta, Panel Says
  9/11 Commission Staff Rejected Report on Early Identification of Chief Hijacker
  Side Issue in the Plame Case: Who Sent Her Spouse to Africa?
  9/11 Commission's Staff Rejected Report on Early Identification of Chief Hijacke
  Pre-9/11 Missteps By FBI Detailed
  Bill Would Give CIA More Power Overseas
  FBI Fails to Transform Itself, Panel Says
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Justice/Courts
  
 


Justice/Courts

· Topic: Justice/Courts
· Total News: 117
· Total Reads: 17342 		  U.S. Can Confine Citizens Without Charges, Court Rules
  As Questioning Begins, Euphemisms Abound
  Work on Rights Might Illuminate Roberts's Views
  The Rehnquist Legacy: 33 Years Turning Back the Court
  Bush Nominates Roberts as Chief Justice
  Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist Dies
  Lawyers Join Chorus Opposed To Roberts
  Roberts Memo Urged Laws Prohibiting Busing, Quotas
  Supreme Court Memo: Justice Weighs Desire v. Duty (Duty Prevails)
  NARAL Round 2: No Distortion Here
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Labor/Unions
  
 


Labor/Unions

· Topic: Labor/Unions
· Total News: 56
· Total Reads: 8684 		  Split of Top Unions Raises Debates on Labor Day
  Wal-Mart Workers Are Finding a Voice Without a Union
  More than 18,000 Boeing Machinists Strike Over New Contract
  A Strike, and a Battle of Perceptions
  Northwest Workers Strike as Talks Fail
  Unions Seek to Meet Chertoff on DHS Plan
  New Homeland Security Work Rules Blocked
  Insurrection Is a Big Gamble for Labor
  Sweeney Is Reelected as AFL-CIO President
  Labor Gets Tough on CAFTA
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Land/Housing
  
 


Land/Housing

· Topic: Land/Housing
· Total News: 20
· Total Reads: 6401 		  Rove Not Entitled to D.C. Homestead Deduction
  Ruling Sets Off Tug of War Over Private Property
  Hot Housing Market Opens Doors for Fraud
  The "Megalopolis" Century
  More Bush Lies
  Ruling on Property Seizure Rallies Christian Groups
  House Votes To Undercut High Court On Property
  Old Money and Old Grievances Clash in Haven of the Very Rich
  Justices Affirm Property Seizures
  Justices Rule Cities Can Take Property for Private Development
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Media
  
 


Media

· Topic: Media
· Total News: 97
· Total Reads: 13383 		  Censored Stories...
  After the Storm, the Swindlers
  Kanye West's Torrent of Criticism, Live on NBC
  MEET THE PRESS: September 5, 2005 Transcript
  Michael Moore's 'Katrina' Letter To President Bush
  A Challenge to Reporters: It's Time to Hawk the Chickens
  The Incredible Blight of TV Punditry
  How Beltway-itis Rots Reporters Brains & Distorts America's Political Debate
  Media Flagstones Along a Path to War on Iran
  Lawyers Seek New Legal Protections for Reporters
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Military/Defense
  
 


Military/Defense

· Topic: Military/Defense
· Total News: 97
· Total Reads: 14412 		  Truth in Recruiting
  Critics Say It's Time to Overhaul Army's Bonus System
  Permanent U.S. Bases in Iraq? Experts See a Political Minefield
  U.S. Struggling to Get Soldiers Updated Armor
  In Iraq, No Clear Finish Line
  Early Pullout Unlikely In Iraq
  War Plans Drafted To Counter Terror Attacks in U.S.
  Guardsmen Took 'Rent' From Iraqi Businesses
  Military Plans Gradual Cuts in Iraq Forces
  After 10-Year Hiatus, Pentagon Eyes New Landmine
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Nuclear Proliferation
  
 


Nuclear Proliferation

· Topic: Nuclear Proliferation
· Total News: 66
· Total Reads: 9594 		  Congress Faults Nuclear Deal With India
  No Proof Found of Iran Arms Program
  Cheney + Pakistan = Iran
  Depleted Uranium is WMD
  Iran Reopens Uranium Processing Plant as U.N. Agency Meets
  Nukes Aren't Green
  ran Reopens Uranium Processing Plant as U.N. Agency Meets
  Hiroshima's Lessons Loom Large, 60 Years Later
  Hiroshima, the Top News Story That Wasn't
  N. Korea Nuclear Talks to Adjourn Without Agreement
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Policy
  
 


Policy

· Topic: Policy
· Total News: 70
· Total Reads: 9563 		  9/11 Panel Says U.S. Hasn't Enacted Crucial Reforms
  Katrina Thrusts Government's Role to the Fore in Confirmation Battle
  Is Bush to Blame for New Orleans Flooding?
  Bush Strafes New Orleans, Where's Huey Long?
  'Casual to the Point of Careless': Bush Under Fire for Slow Reaction
  The National Guard Belongs in New Orleans and Biloxi. Not Baghdad.
  Iraq's Fig Leaf Constitution
  George W. Bush's Noble Cause - 'Political Capital'
  Iran's Growing Sway in Iraq Defies Neocons' Logic
  Venezuela Slams Robertson Over Remarks
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Political Parties
  
 


Political Parties

· Topic: Political Parties
· Total News: 73
· Total Reads: 12154 		  GOP Agenda Shifts as Political Trials Grow
  A Half-true Attack on McCain
  Is Feingold the Next Dean or Wellstone?
  In Fulbright's Footsteps
  Democrats Split Over Position on Iraq War
  For Democrats, a Troubling Culture Gap
  New Democrats are Being Born on the Front Lines
  Rich Liberals Vow to Fund Think Tanks
  GOP Plans More Outreach to Blacks, Mehlman Says
  Democratic Leadership Council drafts right-wing platform for coming elections
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Protest/Activism
  
 


Protest/Activism

· Topic: Protest/Activism
· Total News: 58
· Total Reads: 7910 		  'Progressive Communities' Seek to Make a Difference
  Across U.S., Outrage at Response
  Spying on the Protesters
  In War Debate, Parents of Fallen Are United Only in Grief
  Near the President's Ranch, Protests Expand in the Heat
  Leaderless on the Left
  Hypocrites and Liars
  Democrats Feel Heat From Left On Roberts
  People's Petition for a Way Out of Iraq
  Vigils Across State, Nation Back Mother of Dead Soldier
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Religion
  
 


Religion

· Topic: Religion
· Total News: 114
· Total Reads: 14969 		  Bush Support Eroding as Christians Condemn Iraq Involvement
  California Governor to Veto Bill Authorizing Same-Sex Marriage
  Same Sex Marriage Wins Vote in California
  Calif. Senate Passes Gay Marriage Bill
  Fundamentalist Radicals at Home are Just as Scary as Those Abroad
  Access to Abortion Pared at State Level
  U.S. Again Delays Decision on Sale of Next-Day Pill
  Pat Robertson is Not a Christian
  Federal Funds For Abstinence Group Withheld
  Study Finds 29Week Fetuses Probably Feel No Pain and Need No Abortion Anesthesia
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Rhetoric/Propaganda
  
 


Rhetoric/Propaganda

· Topic: Rhetoric/Propaganda
· Total News: 93
· Total Reads: 13329 		  Unwagging the Dog
  Bush Launches Inquiry and Puts Himself in Charge of It
  It's Not a 'Blame Game'
  Catapulting the Propaganda
  Rallying the Troops and Avoiding Reality
  Bush's Obscene Tirades Rattle White House Aides
  Pedaling Away From Principle: Lance Armstrong Cozies Up to Bush
  Armstrong Bikes With President Over Sheehan Grave
  The Swift Boating of Cindy Sheehan
  Pentagon Conducts Bogus Poll to Distort Iraq Opinion
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Science/Technology
  
 


Science/Technology

· Topic: Science/Technology
· Total News: 50
· Total Reads: 9782 		  Embryonic Stem Cells Found to Acquire Mutations
  Stem Cell Advance Muddles Debate
  Report Faults NASA as Compromising Safety
  Experimental Hybrid Cars Get Up to 250 Mpg
  Science's Quest to Banish Fat in Tasty Ways
  Senate's Leader Veers From Bush Over Stem Cells
  Stem Cell Bill, Once Seen as a Sure Thing, Is Now Mired in Uncertainty
  Specter Threatens an End Run To Get Vote on Stem Cell Bill
  Stem Cell Legislation Is at Risk
  NIH Review Substantiates Fired Expert's Concerns
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Social Security
  
 


Social Security

· Topic: Social Security
· Total News: 95
· Total Reads: 13398 		  Happy 70th Birthday, Social Security
  GOP Sounded the Alarm But Didn't Respond to It
  House GOP Offers Plan For Social Security
  Social Security Group Targets House Panel
  GOP Senators to Propose New Tack On Social Security
  Human Toll of a Pension Default
  Big Pension Plans Fall Further Behind
  GOP Lawmakers Acknowledge Uphill Fight on Social Security
  GOP Battles Public Displays of Division on Social Security
  Social Security: Help for the Poor or Help for All?
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Statistics/Surveys
  
 


Statistics/Surveys

· Topic: Statistics/Surveys
· Total News: 29
· Total Reads: 6155 		  President's Poll Rating Falls to a New Low
  Confidence In Military News Wanes
  Majority of Americans Have Lost Confidence in the War, Polls Show
  No Bounce: Bush Job Approval Unchanged by War Speech
  Evangelical Republicans Trust States on Social Issues
  Poll Finds Dimmer View of Iraq War
  Post-ABC Poll: Bush Ignoring Public Concerns
  Bush's Political Capital Spent, Voices in Both Parties Suggest
  The Biography of a Bad Statistic
  Voters Dissatisfied with Bush, Congress
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Taxes/Budget/Economy
  
 


Taxes/Budget/Economy

· Topic: Taxes/Budget/Economy
· Total News: 84
· Total Reads: 13942 		  On Eve of World Summit, Hurricane Bolton Threatens to Wreak Havoc on the Global
  Tax Avoidance 'Keeps Developing World Poor'
  Rush Is On for Katrina Tax Relief
  Spikes and Shortages Go Far Beyond Gas
  Poverty Rate Rises to 12.7 Percent
  Deficit Forecast Lowered for 2005
  Death Tax? Double Tax? For Most, It's No Tax
  Snow Concedes Economic Surge Is Not Benefiting People Equally
  Next Stop Post-CAFTA: Summit of the Americas
  House Passes Free-Trade Agreement in Tight Vote
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War/Terrorism
  
 


War/Terrorism

· Topic: War/Terrorism
· Total News: 171
· Total Reads: 22559 		  U.S. Deploys Slide Show to Press Case Against Iran
  "War on Terror" Saves Few Lives: Expert
  TERROR IN TINY TOWN
  U.S. Lowers Number of Troops To Be Added for Iraqi Elections
  A Revealing Look at Iraq’s Constitution
  Bush Gives New Reason for Iraq War
  Civil War Looms in Iraq as Constitution Talks End in Disarray
  Iraqi Activist Taken Up by Bush Recants Her Views
  Shiites Cut Off Talks on Charter
  Shiite Cleric's Soldiers Battle Rivals in Najaf and Basra
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Welfare
  
 


Welfare

· Topic: Welfare
· Total News: 73
· Total Reads: 10905 		  Hurricane Looting Not Over Yet
  The US Fight Against the Fight Against Poverty
  Katrina Pushes Issues of Race and Poverty at Bush
  U.N. vs. Poverty: Seeking a Focus, Quarreling Over the Vision
  UN Hits Back at US in Report Saying Parts of America are as Poor as Third World
  Repairing the Breach
  U.S. Unlikely to Accept Cuba's Aid Offer
  Barbara: Houston Shelter is 'Working Very Well' for Poor
  Bush Rejects Chαvez Aid
  Planning, Response Are Faulted
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World Events
  
 


World Events

· Topic: World Events
· Total News: 201
· Total Reads: 23469 		  What's Left? Galloway Versus Hitchens; Progressives Versus Ourselves
  UN Fears an Unhappy Birthday as Rows Threaten Summit
  Security Contractors in Iraq Under Scrutiny After Shootings
  Israeli Soldiers Tell of Indiscriminate Killings by Army & a Culture of Impunity
  Israeli Pullout Creates Political Opportunity
  Hoping to Buttress Sharon, U.S. Urges Allies' Restraint
  A Declaration Of War
  At Least 700 Killed in Baghdad Stampede
  Iraqi Constitution Dangerously Short of US Goals: Experts
  Bush Suffers Ratings Tumble as Sunnis Reject Iraq Charter
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