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Change Agent Copenhagen makes an ambitious push to be carbon neutral by 2025
More bicycle lanes, biomass generation, public transit, cooling buildings with seawater – it's all intended to make Copenhagen the world’s first carbon-neutral capital by 2025.
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McConnell secret tape: Liberal group blamed, but Ashley Judd still an issue
A Democratic official blames two men from Progress Kentucky for recording a McConnell campaign strategy session. But mockery of Ashley Judd's mental health past is still fodder for Democrats.
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McConnell campaign on Ashley Judd: Was secret recording legal?
Kentucky state law suggests the secret recording of a McConnell campaign strategy session – posted Tuesday on the Mother Jones website – could be illegal. The FBI is also getting involved.
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Energy Voices Papal conclave: Will cardinals elect another 'green pope'?
Pope Benedict XVI espoused environmental justice and renewable energy in his nearly eight years as pontiff. Will the cardinals choose another 'green pope' to follow Pope Benedict XVI?
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Video games and shooting: Is the NRA right?
The NRA says the problem with mass shootings like the recent one at the Sandy Hook grade school in Connecticut is not too many unregulated guns but violent video games. But most academic and government research does not support the gun lobby's charge.
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Energy Voices Dust Bowl lesson: We can heal ecological disaster
'The Dust Bowl,' part I, aired Sunday night on PBS stations. The Ken Burns documentary points to how the Dust Bowl was man-made – and overcome with smarter policies and practices.
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Decoder Wire Should Nancy Pelosi rightfully be speaker of the House?
The GOP is claiming a mandate for its policy positions because it retained control of the House of Representatives. But Democrats actually won more votes than Republicans did for House seats.
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Voting-machine glitches: How bad was it on Election Day around the country?
Long lines were created at polling places around the country because of a broad spectrum of voting-machine glitches on Election Day.
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Backchannels Libya attack: Congressmen casting blame voted to cut diplomatic security budget
Reps. Jason Chaffetz and Darrell Issa claim the Benghazi consulate sought more security before the deadly attack. They also both voted to cut the State Department's embassy security budget.
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Decoder Wire Mitt Romney repudiates '47 percent' remarks. Why now?
This is the clearest mea culpa Mitt Romney has made since video surfaced of him telling donors at a fundraiser that 47 percent of Americans believe they're 'victims' entitled to government aid.
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Voters in battleground states on Romney's '47 percent' comment (+video)
Insensitive and out of touch? Or simply speaking the cold hard truth? Voters in the states still up for grabs have different opinions on the impact of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's controversial '47 percent' comment.
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Can Romney's campaign get back on track? (+video)
Following the release of a video from one of presidential candidate Mitt Romney's fundraisers, some commentators question his campaign strategy, while others defend him. Polls show the presidential race is still close.
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Mitt Romney video fact check: Is 47 percent of US 'dependent' on government?
In a secret video of a May fundraiser, Mitt Romney says 47 percent of Americans 'are dependent upon government.' One analysis suggests he might have gotten his numbers crossed.
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Decoder Wire Mitt Romney 'victim' remarks: a game changer? (+video)
Barack Obama's 'guns or religion' gaffe didn't flip votes. Gaffes seldom do. But many voters question whether Mitt Romney 'understands the problems of people like me' – and his claim that 47 percent of Americans 'believe they are victims' doesn't help.
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Leaked Romney video: Palestinians are 'committed to destruction of Israel' (+video)
Not long after the video surfaced Monday, a tired-looking Romney held a hastily called late-night news conference and conceded his 'off the cuff' remarks were not 'elegantly stated.' The Romney campaign has not disputed the video's authenticity.
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How damaging is Romney's 'victims' comment? (+video)
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's staff was sent scrambling when a video surfaced of Romney saying almost half of all Americans, 'believe they are victims.'
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Decoder Wire Mitt Romney says he's been audited by the IRS. Does that matter?
The disclosure raises more questions about Mitt Romney's complicated financial holdings – and may renew pressure on him to release more of his tax returns.
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Latin America Monitor How Mexicans are reacting to US Supreme Court's ruling on Arizona immigration law
The Mexican government says it's disappointed by the Supreme Court's decision to let stand Arizona requirement that officers check immigration status of some individuals.
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Who is George Zimmerman, and why did he shoot Trayvon Martin?
George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch captain who shot unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, wanted to be a police officer and mentored an African-American boy. Is he a vigilante or, as one neighbor said, 'a good dude'?
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Vox News Is Rush Limbaugh damaging the Republican Party?
Before Rush Limbaugh spoke up, the Republicans thought they had a winning issue on contraception in health-care plans. Now, everyone is on the same side: against Rush Limbaugh.
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Backchannels A Syria hit list? A list of regime enemies emerges.
News organization Mother Jones has gotten hold of a massive spreadsheet containing names and contacts for thousands of Syrian dissidents.
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New York braces as Occupy Wall Street protesters target stock exchange
New York police are out in force Thursday in the vicinity of the New York Stock Exchange, as Occupy Wall Street protesters vow to shut it down. Protest is slated to spread to other sites later in the day.
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Six ways the rich really do get richer
“Class warfare:” Lately this old term has been taking on new life as political theater, a way to rebuke Wall Street protestors, and, predictably, fodder for Fox News. According to Google, in just the last month alone, 3,870 articles have been published containing these words. Another way to express the concept of rich vs. not-so-rich is the expression, “The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.” It’s been around for a long time: According to Wikipedia, William Henry Harrison went there in 1840: “I believe and I say it is true Democratic feeling, that all the measures of the government are directed to the purpose of making the rich richer and the poor poorer.” I’m not going to take a stand on either side of the “class warfare” debate by saying that the rich do or don’t take unfair advantage of the rest of society. This is America, where we all have the potential to become rich. But I will say this unequivocally: The rich do get richer, or at least have the potential to. Let’s count the ways:
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Citizen action: partnering with conventional news media
Citizen groups and citizen journalists are addressing social problems around the world. But they may still need traditional news organizations to help tell their stories.
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Triangle factory fire: why a century-old disaster touches us still
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was the deadliest industrial accident in the history of New York City.
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