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Mayor Mike Bloomberg Will Spend $12 Million to Push Gun Control Through Congress

Since Newtown, Bloomberg has emerged as the leading counterforce to the mighty National Rifle Association.

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| Sat Mar. 23, 2013 4:19 PM PDT
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Trader Joe's and Whole Foods Won't Sell GM Salmon

The FDA hasn't yet weighed in on the fish's safety—so the two foodie grocery chains have taken matters into their own hands.

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| Thu Mar. 21, 2013 10:31 AM PDT
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EXCLUSIVE: State Dept. Hid Contractor's Ties to Keystone XL Pipeline Company

A top expert who helped write the government's latest Keystone report previously consulted on three different TransCanada projects—a fact the State Department tried to hide.

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| Thu Mar. 21, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Rick Perry's $487 Million Corporate Slush Fund Doesn't Need Your Stinkin' Audit

The Texas governor doesn't agree that his corporate-handout fund needs an audit—because he and two other GOP pols already monitor it.

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| Wed Mar. 20, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

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Conservatives Outraged About Mountaintop Removal in Tennessee... By Chinese Company

"We're proud that Tennessee is a red state," says one ad. "But just how red are we willing to go?"

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| Tue Mar. 19, 2013 10:33 AM PDT
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Gunmakers and the NRA Bet Big on Silencers. What Could Go Wrong?

The silencer industry says its products are for shooting groundhogs. So why do ads feature military-style gunmen?

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| Tue Mar. 19, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Elizabeth Warren Goes After NRA, Big Banks, GOP

Speaking at the Consumer Federation of America, Sen. Warren continued her fight for a "level playing field" for consumers.

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| Fri Mar. 15, 2013 12:06 PM PDT

"I Can't Keep This Going": How JPMorgan Chase Changed Its Own Risk Rules and Lost $6 Billion

But the big loss wasn't just the bank's fault. Regulators fell down on the job, too.

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| Fri Mar. 15, 2013 9:08 AM PDT
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Will North Carolina Nix Its Renewable Energy Mandate?

Republican lawmakers go after the state's plan to expand wind and solar.

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| Fri Mar. 15, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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South Buy Southwest: At America's Biggest Tech Conference, It's All About the Sell

SXSW is now "as much a marketing event as it is a tech gathering." You're telling me.

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| Fri Mar. 15, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Does Poland Spring Water Actually Come From Poland Spring?

While many bottled-water brands are named for specific springs, the majority of their water comes from other places.

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| Thu Mar. 14, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Name Calling Won't Save Shrinking Glaciers and Disappearing Islands

Greedy, Lying Bastards gets you spitting mad that the climate change argument isn't being more artfully fought.

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| Mon Mar. 11, 2013 8:14 PM PDT

Will Congress Unfriend Mark Zuckerberg?

Facebook and other tech giants are likely to battle against the latest law that would protect your personal data.

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| Wed Mar. 13, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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The White House Is for Sale Under Barack Obama, Too

Obama joins a long line of presidents to offer exclusive access for big bucks.

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

The Congressman, the Safari King, and the Woman Who Tried to Look Like a Cat

Inside the shadowy nonprofit that throws some of DC's finest junkets.

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

These Data Brokers Know You Live in an Apartment, Play Yahtzee, and Voted Democrat

Inside the shadowy companies that sell your personal data.

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 | Mon Mar. 11, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Coal Giant's $10 Million Loan to Democrats Is Now a $10 Million Donation

Democratic convention organizers will not repay a $10 million from Duke Energy, the nation's largest utility company.

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| Fri Mar. 1, 2013 8:28 AM PST

First SOPA, Now Your Privacy: Facebook, Google Flex Lobbying Muscle in Europe

The Goliaths of the tech industry already destroyed SOPA—now they're attempting to take down privacy laws in Europe.

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| Fri Mar. 1, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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TIMELINE: Shell's Year of Arctic Screwups

Shell's maiden drilling voyage in the Arctic hit a year's worth of rough seas.

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| Fri Mar. 1, 2013 4:00 AM PST

VIDEO: On the Ground at the BP Gulf Oil Spill Hearings

More than $17 billion is at stake as the civil trial against BP opens in New Orleans.

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| Thu Feb. 28, 2013 4:00 AM PST