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    Jun 11, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  1. Goldberg: We can't trust Obama

    The contradictions at the heart of the Obama presidency are finally out in the open. As a result, a man who came into office hellbent on restoring faith in government is on the verge of inspiring a libertarian revival.
    The contradictions at the heart of the Obama presidency are finally out in the open. As a result, a man who came into office hellbent on restoring faith in government is on the verge of inspiring a libertarian revival. There have always been (at least)...

    Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, MSNBC (tv network), Ronald Reagan, F James Jr Sensenbrenner, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp

    2. Jun 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. U.S. loses millions on coal leases, inspector general report says

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    WASHINGTON -- The Interior Department is losing tens of millions of dollars in revenue annually because it leases public land for coal mining at rock-bottom prices, according to a report by the agency’s inspector general The report focuses on coal...

    Tags: Coal, Metal and Mineral, Land Resources, Boston, Environmental Issues

    3. Jun 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Reactions to NSA surveillance: from outrage to cheerleading

    This week's riveting scoops in <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/06/nsa-phone-records-verizon-court-order">the Guardian</a> and <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/us-intelligence-mining-data-from-nine-us-internet-companies-in-broad-secret-program/2013/06/06/3a0c0da8-cebf-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html">the Washington Post</a> about the data-grabbing driftnet the National Security Agency has cast over the phone networks and the Internet drew hostile fire from four of the country's five largest newspapers, and a spirited defense from the fifth. The disagreement highlights the fact that there really are pros and cons to government surveillance, and there's no clear red line to alert the public when it's time to worry about the liberties they may be losing.
    This week's riveting scoops in the Guardian and the Washington Post about the data-grabbing driftnet the National Security Agency has cast over the phone networks and the Internet drew hostile fire from four of the country's five largest newspapers, and a...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Computer Networking and Internet, Newspapers, Government, Terrorism

    4. Jun 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Chinese poultry workers tell of stampede during fire

    BEIJING &mdash; There was a loud bang, survivors said. Then the lights went out, and fire quickly engulfed a poultry plant in northeastern China, killing at least 119 workers who were trapped inside behind locked doors.
    BEIJING — There was a loud bang, survivors said. Then the lights went out, and fire quickly engulfed a poultry plant in northeastern China, killing at least 119 workers who were trapped inside behind locked doors. The fire on Monday, perhaps the...

    Tags: Bird Flu, Livestock Farming, Metal and Mineral, Disasters and Accidents, China

    5. Jun 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Poultry plant fire in China raises industrial safety concerns

    A fire at a poultry plant in northeastern China that claimed at least 119 lives Monday is one of a string of Asian disasters that have spotlighted poor industrial safety standards.
    A fire at a poultry plant in northeastern China that claimed at least 119 lives Monday is one of a string of Asian disasters that have spotlighted poor industrial safety standards. The most shocking example took place just over a month ago, when a...

    Tags: Metal and Mineral, Disasters and Accidents, China, Health and Safety at Work

    6. Jun 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Government is tracking all U.S. phone calls

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The federal government has amassed a database for at least seven years containing details on virtually every telephone call made within the United States or between this country and telephones abroad, officials said Thursday, providing the first glimpse of a vast secret domestic surveillance operation.
    WASHINGTON — The federal government has amassed a database for at least seven years containing details on virtually every telephone call made within the United States or between this country and telephones abroad, officials said Thursday,...

    Tags: Mark Udall, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Senate, Government, U.S. Congress

    7. May 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Letters: No to mining Bristol Bay

    Re "Save Bristol Bay," Opinion, May 24 Common sense dictates that when it comes to massive open-pit mining in Alaska's Bristol Bay, regulators should take the long view. If we get this wrong today, we won't be able to fix it tomorrow — not for the...

    Tags: Metal and Mineral

    8. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Bitcoin concept is gaining currency

    Not that long ago, the virtual currency Bitcoin was one of the Internet's great rebel causes, a digital form of money embraced by libertarians and anti-establishment types who saw it as a way to diminish the power of big governments and big corporations.
    Not that long ago, the virtual currency Bitcoin was one of the Internet's great rebel causes, a digital form of money embraced by libertarians and anti-establishment types who saw it as a way to diminish the power of big governments and big corporations....

    Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Metal and Mineral, Bitcoin

    9. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Cannes 2013: 'Touch of Sin' a corrosive depiction of Chinese society

    CANNES, France -- Films dealing with societal corruption may be nothing new for Western audiences. But in China, where the government keeps a tight grip on what appears on movie screens, that is hardly the case.
    CANNES, France -- Films dealing with societal corruption may be nothing new for Western audiences. But in China, where the government keeps a tight grip on what appears on movie screens, that is hardly the case. Which is why “A Touch of Sin,&...

    Tags: Metal and Mineral, China, Labor Legislation, Personal Service, Career and Workplace

    10. May 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Clock is ticking, slowly, on rules for coal-fired power plants

    POOLESVILLE, Md.&nbsp;&mdash; On a curve of the Potomac River 37 miles northwest of Washington, the Dickerson power plant has stood sentry over small villages, crop fields and horse farms for more than half a century.
    POOLESVILLE, Md. — On a curve of the Potomac River 37 miles northwest of Washington, the Dickerson power plant has stood sentry over small villages, crop fields and horse farms for more than half a century. Burning mostly coal and some natural...

    Tags: Coal, Ecosystems, Energy Resources, Weather, NRG Energy Incorporated

    11. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Robert Redford's plea: Save Bristol Bay

    Coursing through vast reaches of Alaskan tundra, glacial lakes and emerald forests, six major river systems converge along the rim of the Bering Sea to form the crystalline waters of Bristol Bay, the richest wild salmon grounds in the world.
    Coursing through vast reaches of Alaskan tundra, glacial lakes and emerald forests, six major river systems converge along the rim of the Bering Sea to form the crystalline waters of Bristol Bay, the richest wild salmon grounds in the world. Yet if...

    Tags: Metal and Mineral, Natural Resources Defense Council, Northern Dynasty Minerals Limited, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Seafood and Fishing Industry

    12. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Mining firm finally gets go-ahead to start new Azusa digs

    After almost <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jan/31/local/la-me-azusa-mining-20110131" target="_blank">three years of controversy</a>, a rock-mining company will begin digging into the foothills above the San Gabriel Valley, an operation that critics said would scar the mountainside, worsen air quality and cut off access to a popular trail head, the city of Azusa announced Wednesday.
    After almost three years of controversy, a rock-mining company will begin digging into the foothills above the San Gabriel Valley, an operation that critics said would scar the mountainside, worsen air quality and cut off access to a popular trail head,...

    Tags: Metal and Mineral

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