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Mattress Seller Causes Taxpayer Nightmares
Region: New York
Mattress Seller Causes Taxpayer Nightmares by Richard A. Cooper "Sleepy’s, a family-owned mattress seller that began in Brooklyn in 1931 and later moved to Long Island, has been awarded a gra... more
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State Agency Reaffirms Land Grab
Region: New York
A New York State Agency, the Empire State Development Corporation, (ESDC) has reaffirmed its approval of the Atlantic Yards corporate welfare eminent domain scheme in New York City. http://www.nolandgrab.org/arch... more
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States Ignoring Stimulus Welfare Fund
Region: United States
This story was co-published [1] with USA Today and will appear in that newspaper on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Hundreds line up outside a Chase Bank in Jackson Heights, Queens, N.Y., to take advantage ... more
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Yankees Miss Financial Tagging
Region: New YorkThe Yankees baseball team will not have to produce more financial documents subpoenaed by the New York State Legislature, according to a Albany, New York State Supreme Court Judge John C. Egan Jr.'s ruling (R... more
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Obama's Chief Of Staff Has Plan For America
Region: New YorkBack in 2006, then-Congressman Rahm Emanuel (Democrat-Illinois) and Bruce Reed published a book called The Plan: Big Ideas For America (New York: Public Affairs, 2006 ISBN 13:978-1-58648-412-5). Emanuel is now W... more
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China drafts animal protection law
Region: China
China is drafting its first animal protection law and it will be submitted to the State Council by the end of this year, reported the state media China Daily. The law prohibits such cruelties as abusing and aband... more
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Celebrity Architect Dropped From Urban Renewal Scheme
Region: New York
World-renowned architect Frank Gehry became a victim of the economic downturn when he and his designs were dropped from the Nets Arena and the rest of the Atlantic Yards urban renewal and development scheme in N... more
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When Welfare Moms Reach the End of Eligibility: Able bodies with psychiatric disorders
Region: United States
When Welfare Moms Reach the End of Eligibility: Able bodies with psychiatric disorders. A Spiritual Issue? By Jackie O'Neal The United States has spent billions of dollars on welfare over the past few deca... more
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An Election a Year: A Great Idea
Region: IndiaElections are wrongly considered as a burden on economy. This democratic ritual helps the nation to bring out the black money with the politicians. Also most the donations made by the businessmen belong to the same categor... more
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Stop The Pork Lawsuit Butchered In Supreme Court
Region: New York
The Stop The Pork Lawsuit http://groundreport.com/articles.php?id=2875068 by a group of New York taxpayers, including myself ,to end corporate welfare and its funding of eminent domain abuse suffered a se... more
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