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By Gretchen Morgenson Since the government took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, taxpayers have spent more than $160 million defending the mortgage finance companies

Genetically-modified crops could help prevent a future global hunger crisis, the Government’s chief scientific adviser said. By The Telegraph Professor Sir John Beddington said there

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By Lyndsey Layton In response to a new federal food safety law and growing consumer interest, vast amounts of new data are being generated about

“I AM” – Official Trailer In theaters: February 8th, 2011 Synopsis: I AM, a prismatic and probing exploration of our world, what’s wrong with it,

By Adam Ostrow Here’s a bit of a surprise to end the week: Keith Olbermann, host of MSNBC’s Countdown, ended tonight’s show by announcing he’s

By Sam Smith National Journal – President Obama today will name General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt chairman of the new Council on Jobs and Competitiveness,

By Janna Irons Last year, 20-year-old Kyle Thiermann took a surf trip to Southern Chile, where he planned to spend a few weeks sampling the

By Dr. Mercola [arve url=”http://player.vimeo.com/video/17266941″ width=”300″ height=”200″ frameborder=”0″> Commonwealth Club 11-18-10. Panel II – Martin Blank, PhD. Continue reading the article . . .

By Sam Smith Several years after the passage of the Federal Boating Act of 1958, the Second Coast Guard District in St. Louis sent a