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Can flu viruses survive winter in frozen lakes? (Catherine Brahic)
Catherine Brahic -- NewScientist.com Nov. 29, 2006 -- Evidence of flu viruses frozen in Siberian lakes has prompted researchers to examine the possibility that global warming may release microbes ...
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Supertyphoon Durian Leaves 596 Dead, Missing in Philippines (Ian C. Sayson)
By Ian C. Sayson Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- At least 596 people have been killed or are missing after Supertyphoon Durian smashed into the Philippines, causing flooding and the most rainfall in four ...
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Dollar Tumbles to 20-Month Low Against Euro on Slowdown Concern (Min Zeng)
By Min Zeng Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar tumbled for a second consecutive week, dropping to the lowest level against the euro since March 2005, after declines in manufacturing and consumer ...
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This Christmas, Say No To Fir (Mickey Z.)
Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Dec. 1, 2006 -- On my way to the elevated subway station today, I caught sight of my neighborhood's most clearcut (pun very much intended) sign that Santa season is ...
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Jon Tester’s Neopopulism -- The Montana Formula (Joshua Frank)
By Joshua Frank -- World News Trust Dec. 1, 2006 -- He’s not exactly the type of Democrat you’d be likely to see backslapping New York City fat cats on their way into an elaborate fundraiser for ...
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Dan Froomkin: On Calling Bullshit
Mainstream-media political journalism is in danger of becoming increasingly irrelevant, but not because of the Internet, or even Comedy Central. The threat comes from inside. It comes from ...
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Sri Lanka Peacekeeping Work Highlighted in U.S. Photo Tour (Kathlyn Stone)
Kathlyn Stone -- World News Trust Nov. 30, 2006 -- Bob Fitch has been photographing peace activities and social justice movements since the mid-1960s. In 2005, Fitch traveled to Sri Lanka to ...
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Iraq Panel To Recommend U.S. Pull Back From Combat (Arshad Mohammed)
by Arshad Mohammed Nov. 30, 2006 -- WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The Iraq Study Group has decided to recommend the U.S. military transition from a combat to a support role in Iraq roughly over the next ...
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Scorched Earth Step Two (Major Dick)
Major Dick -- World News Trust Dec. 1, 2006 -- Well, DWI’s plan to leave behind a national situation that is so out of control to his successor is well underway. Not only is he going to ignore the ...
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Vietnam, Iraq, and the M Word (Mickey Z.)
Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Nov. 30, 2006 -- Jimmy Carter was the latest to use the M Word. The former president said he believes the occupancy of Iraq and all the consequences of it are a big ...
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Prisoners Of Envy: Wal*Mart Nihilism Vs. The Punk Rock Of Blogging (Phil Rockstroh)
by Phil Rockstroh -- World News Trust Nov. 30, 2006 -- The Holiday Season has arrived, unfolding before us, like a cheap vinyl wallet, here in The United States of American Express. The days spill ...
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