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Poverty, Addiction Fuel Opium Cultivation in Afghanistan
A recent study from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime found opium cultivation up 7 percent from 2010, and that the most insecure regions in Afghanistan were responsible for 95 percent of its opium cultivation.
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View from Washington: Occupy and The Tea Party – Not Two Sides of the Same Coin [Opinion]
Every day, I hear some member of our crack mainstream press corps say that the Tea Party and the Occupy Movement are two sides of the same coin. This could be because they are suffering from collective brain damage, but, no, we’re not that lucky.
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A Green “App-ortunity” Knocks for Techies and Creative Types
Geek is the new black, and your ideas for how data can be mashed up…
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Steve Edwards on What’s expected during week two of the Illinois fall veto session? | WBEZ
by Steve Edwards | Nov. 07, 2011 via Analysis: What’s expected during week two of the…
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Goodman Play Tweaks Online Crowd with a Twist on Miss Lonelyhearts
A new play that pokes fun at the online, wired community is opening at the…
Egyptian-style Hair Salons: The Round Brush Technique Keeps Em’ Coming Back
Moshe Khoshibi left Iraq in 1986 on a whim. The 47-year-old Iraqi said he wasn’t…
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Occupy Chicago Protesters Seek Justice
Carrying a sign that said “Honk to Indict Banksters,” Mary O’Sullivan waved and gave a…