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The debate over the Virtual Army Experience, a recruitment drive masquerading as a high tech showcase for the Army experience, has moved to the floor of Congress, with Dennis Kucinich, a Democrat representative from Ohio and long time enemy of the VAE, calling for it to be closed down.Kucinich stated in front of the ... |
29 June 2009
02:38 GMT |
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The highly controversial FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (FAA), proposed as far back as 2001 by former president George W. Bush, has allowed the US National Security Agency (NSA) to collect extremely large amounts of data from American citizens, and centralize them into a massive database, which is constantly expanded. A... |
17 April 2009
08:26 GMT |
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Wednesday could very well go down in history as one of the days when nature conservation efforts won an important victory in the United States. The Congress has passed a set of some 160 bills, setting the basis for more accurate and protective environmental regulations, which will affect millions of acres of land thr... |
26 March 2009
16:01 GMT |
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The US Congress now finds itself in a dilemma – how to impose changes in the way America produces electrical energy, while at the same time keeping standards high. And the best place to start thinking about this is the Capital Power Plant, a 99-year-old facility that is supplying power to the important building... |
2 March 2009
04:40 GMT |
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The new president of the United States, Barack Obama, has just made one of the most important speeches of his presidency, speaking in front of a joint session of Congress about the problems that are facing the nation and about how he plans to tackle them. And amongst phrases related to the economic recession, the war... |
26 February 2009
04:42 GMT |
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From the earliest, planning, stages of the U.S. economic stimulus bill, Microsoft has indicated strong support for the initiative, arguing the critical necessity of the financial package. Last week, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer addressed the U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Caucus Retreat, ... |
11 February 2009
09:23 GMT |
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For a long time, videogames have been looked at like the spawns of an outsider culture, a mark of those who were different. In a short span of time, the same videogames have become a mark of addiction, of those who need to be warned about the dangers of sitting down and playing titles like Gears of War 2, Condemned 2... |
14 January 2009
14:31 GMT |
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The menace of getting struck by an asteroid or a comet has been one of the largest threats that humans have had to live with for countless centuries. Every time people hear that a new celestial body has been discovered, they immediately ask themselves “will it hit us?” This fear comes from the knowledge t... |
7 January 2009
08:55 GMT |
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A recent report, released by the investigation arm of the US Congress, revealed that the carbon offsetting scheme may not be the best way for governments of rich countries to go about reducing the carbon footprint they leave on the atmosphere yearly. Under the system, companies in developed nations are allowed to pay... |
5 December 2008
09:01 GMT |
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Researchers at John Watkins Hospital (JWH) in Baltimore recently conducted a census on more than 21 previously-published studies, totaling more than 150,000 female test subjects, from which they found that there was no significant difference in mental health between a woman who had an abortion and one who didn't... |
4 December 2008
15:01 GMT |
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President-elect Barack Obama founded much of his campaign on his environmental policies, and the people who voted for him, especially environmentalists and ecologists, hope to see their confidence pay off in the coming year, when the UN Conference on Climate Change is scheduled to take place in December. Copenhagen w... |
24 November 2008
09:22 GMT |
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Argentina recently took the first steps in becoming the first country in its region to make insurances a must for companies and corporations engaged in activities that may pose risks to the environment. Officials, who made the announcement on Thursday, said that this measure would affect over 35,000 businesses throug... |
20 October 2008
02:32 GMT |
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The Entertainment Software Association, the trade association which represents the video game publishers active in the United States, has endorsed the decision of the United States Congress to approve a bill called the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008, also known as the PR... |
15 October 2008
03:55 GMT |
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With the terrible state of the economy nowadays, legislation and bills regarding global warming and renewable energy issues are being dismissed by both Democrats and Republicans. The strain of constantly-rising gas prices and energy costs is taking a toll on the Americans, who are no longer behind expensive bills to ... |
13 October 2008
04:01 GMT |
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Microsoft was one of the players who intervened into the matters of the U.S. House of Representatives, indicating a strong support for a piece of banking legislation designed to provide a breath of fresh air for the collapsing U.S. financial sector. In September, following the rejection of the first draft of the $700... |
6 October 2008
06:15 GMT |
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You are all already familiar with the webcasters scandal, raised fees for Internet radio performance and the Copyright Royalty Board... in a few words, SoundExchange proposed fees for the Internet playback of music to seriously grow. The CRB puppies quickly approved the proposal and ruled a minimum $500/channel fee ... |
21 April 2007
06:29 GMT |
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Now, some may say that the title for this piece of news is rather too strong. Well, I say it's the kindest one I could think of! Let me quote you some words from one of the AccuRadio staff (Brendon Silver) and then, you be the judge: ""Under the judges' decision, we owe $600,000 for 2006 -- which is about 1... |
17 April 2007
10:55 GMT |
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