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The Longest Oddsnew

Hundreds of millions in casino dollars haven’t lifted Oregon’s Native Americans out of poverty.
Willamette Week  |  James Pitkin  |  11-17-2010  |  Policy Issues

Shock the Junkienew

Can a hallucinogen help addicts kick hard drugs?
Riverfront Times  |  Keegan Hamilton  |  11-16-2010  |  Science

Coral Dies in Oil's Wakenew

A NOAA research cruise completed a deep sea study earlier this month, and scientists on board found significant damage to coral systems 7 miles from the site of the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded in April.
Gambit  |  Alex Woodward  |  11-16-2010  |  Environment

DeMint Finds Success Before Failure on Earmarksnew

Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) has bad-mouthed the practice for six years, and he's leading a charge in the Republican caucus to drive out earmarks all together. But he's not going to get what he wants.
Charleston City Paper  |  Greg Hambrick  |  11-16-2010  |  Policy Issues

Sands Point's Guggenheim Estate Under Attacknew

Sands Point's Guggenheim Estate-the muse for F. Scott Fitzgerald's "East Egg" in The Great Gatsby-is being destroyed by the nonprofit entrusted to protect it. The very intention of the 216-acre property's designation as a perpetual nature preserve is being sidestepped, ignored and/or willfully disregarded.
Long Island Press  |  Chritopher Twarowski  |  11-16-2010  |  Environment

Kanye West, Hurricane Katrina & George W. Bushnew

Does George Bush care about black people now?
Gambit  |  Kevin Allman  |  11-16-2010  |  Race & Class

Don't Fret When the Bed Bugs Bitenew

Bed bugs have been making a stealthy comeback. But they are relatively benign little vampires.
Boulder Weekly  |  Charmaine Ortega Getz  |  11-16-2010  |  Science

Code Rednew

When nine people are charged with keeping a city livable, things get a little messy.
Colorado Springs Independent  |  Chet Hardin  |  11-15-2010  |  Policy Issues

California's Prop. 19 Didn't Resonate With Minority Votersnew

Election results and exit polling data show that blacks, Latinos, and Asians who voted for Jerry Brown and Barbara Boxer went against marijuana legalization.
East Bay Express  |  Robert Gammon  |  11-15-2010  |  Drugs

Latin Kings Fight Onnew

Complaint is filed with the US Justice Department alleging that the Greensboro Police Department has engaged in a pattern of discrimination against the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation.
YES! Weekly  |  Jordan Green  |  11-15-2010  |  Civil Liberties

The Real Squatters of OCnew

Can you really just show up at a multimillion-dollar beach home and move in without buying it or paying rent? Apparently, yes.
OC Weekly  |  R. Scott Moxley  |  11-15-2010  |  Economy

AlcoaSaga Part 3new

Alcoa's record of environmental stewardship inflames passions of its opponents.
YES! Weekly  |  Keith T. Barber  |  11-12-2010  |  Environment

Disappearing Actnew

The men who are caught transporting illegal immigrants rarely pay the price.
Westword  |  Melanie Asmar  |  11-12-2010  |  Crime & Justice

Did Texas Execute An Innocent Man?new

DNA tests undermine key evidence in the 2000 death penalty case of Claude Jones.
The Texas Observer  |  Dave Mann  |  11-12-2010  |  Crime & Justice

Why Legalization Failednew

Proposition 19 loss stems from apathy, funding, fear, and loathing.
East Bay Express  |  David Downs  |  11-11-2010  |  Drugs

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