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Fracking Unfocus: EPA'S Long-awaited Study Could Miss the Mark

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t r u t h o u t | 11.18

Fracking Unfocus: How the EPA's Long-awaited Hydraulic Fracturing Study Cou=
ld Miss the Mark
http://truth-out.org/news/item/20039-fracking-unfocus-how-the-epas-long-awa=
ited-hydraulic-fracturing-study-could-miss-the-mark
Roger Drouin, Truthout: The EPA's long-awaited study probing the fracking i=
ndustry's threats to drinking water is delayed at least two years and may n=
ot even address core issues related to fracking-created water and air conta=
mination.

Europe Progresses Toward a Financial Transaction Tax
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/20028-european-progress-toward-a-financia=
l-transactions-tax
Salvatore Babones, Truthout: Federal election results have virtually assure=
d that Germany - continental Europe's financial powerhouse - will adopt a f=
inancial transactions tax, which could be an important first step toward cr=
eating a more stable global financial system. Where Germany leads, the rest=
 of the EU is likely to follow, notwithstanding UK resistance.

Robert Naiman | WikiLeaks and the Drone Strike Transparency Bill
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/20106-wikileaks-and-the-drone-strike-tran=
sparency-bill
Robert Naiman, Truthout: The US Senate Intelligence Committee recently pass=
ed an intelligence authorization that - if it becomes law - would require f=
or the first time that the administration publicly report on civilian casua=
lties from US drone strikes.=20

Astroturf "=C2=80=C2=9CFix the Debt"=C2=80=C2=9D Caught Ghostwriting for Co=
llege Students
http://truth-out.org/news/item/20096-astroturf-fix-the-debt-caught-ghostwri=
ting-for-college-students
Mary Bottari, Campaign for America's Future: Jon Romano, press secretary fo=
r the inside-the-beltway PR campaign "=C2=80=C2=9CFix the Debt"=C2=80=C2=9D=
 and its pet youth group, The Can Kicks Back, have been caught writing op-e=
ds for college students and placing the identical op-eds in papers across t=
he country in the latest slip-up in Fix the Debt'=C2=80=C2=99s efforts to p=
ortray itself as representing America's youth.

Chris Hedges | Feeding the Flame of Revolt
http://truth-out.org/news/item/20098-feeding-the-flame-of-revolt
Chris Hedges, TruthDig: Hacktivist Jeremy Hammond is the latest target of t=
he nation'=C2=80=C2=99s war against whistleblowers. Chris Hedges reminds us=
 that while we "=C2=80=C2=9Ccontinue to have faith in structures of power t=
hat deny us our most basic rights and civil liberties,"=C2=80=C2=9D ultimat=
ely we are the only ones who can save ourselves from the tyranny of our own=
 government.=20

No One Died at Healthcare.gov: The Phony Crisis of Obamacare
http://truth-out.org/news/item/20103-no-one-died-at-healthcaregov-the-phony=
-crisis-of-obamacare
Dean Baker, Truthout: While the media frenzy has clouded the debate over th=
e Affordable Care Act, the heart of the matter is simple: It is giving Amer=
icans agency over their own health and bodies without sending them to the p=
oor house.=20

India's GOP Voiceless in the 2014 Elections
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/20059-indias-gop-voiceless-in-the-2014-el=
ections
Papri Sri Raman, Truthout: While the Indian National Congress has supplied =
India with its prime ministers for more than half of the country'=C2=80=C2=
=99s 70-year independence, the question stands: Who will be able to take co=
ntrol in the 2014 elections?=20

Surviving Climate Change: Is a Green Energy Revolution on the Global Agenda=
?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/20097-surviving-climate-change-is-a-green=
-energy-revolution-on-the-global-agenda
Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch: While the future of the green energy movemen=
t is still spread out among various groups across the country, the increasi=
ng number of natural disasters occurring frequently across the planet might=
 cause a more unified movement as we all begin to experience the collapse o=
f our environment.=20

Lavrov Reveals Amended Draft Circulated at "Last Moment"
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/20101-lavrov-reveals-amended-draft-circu=
lated-at-last-moment
Gareth Porter, IPS News: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov revealed a =
crucial detail Thursday about last week"=C2=80=C2=99s nuclear talks with Ir=
an in Geneva that explains much more clearly than previous reports why the =
meeting broke up without agreement.

Chilean Student Leaders Make the Jump to Parliament
http://truth-out.org/news/item/20114-4-chilean-student-leaders-make-the-jum=
p-to-parliament?
Jonathan Franklin, Truthout: Four of the Chilean student leaders who upende=
d their nation'=C2=80=C2=99s political agenda in 2011 with dozens of street=
 protests on Sunday transformed their activist power and won congressional =
offices in the Chilean Congress and will take seats in March.


TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES

The Accumulation of Property Should Not Determine Who Should Vote
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18320-the-accumulation-o=
f-property-should-not-determine-who-should-vote
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: One can look at the pitched battle over=
 voting rights as integrally a race-driven issue. That would be true, but i=
t is also intertwined with the view of many that non-property owners do not=
 have a place at the ballot box.

The Fraudulent 1% Campaign to Stigmatize Public Schools as "Socialist Failu=
res"
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18319-the-fraudulent-1-c=
ampaign-to-stigmatize-public-schools-as-socialist-failures

The California Political Funding Connection of the Koch Brothers
Read the Article at The New Yorker
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/currency/2013/10/the-koch-brothers-in=
-california.html

Bernie Sanders Open to 2016 Presidential Run
Read the Article at The Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/18/bernie-sanders-2016_n_4295872.html

Caught in a Revolving Door of Unemployment
Read the Article at The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/17/business/caught-in-unemployments-revolvin=
g-door.html?emc=3Dedit_tnt_20131116&tntemail0=3Dy&pagewanted=3Dall&_r=3D1&

Republicans Push Plan to Renege on Medicaid Promise
Read the Article at The National Journal
http://www.nationaljournal.com/daily/republicans-push-plan-to-renege-on-med=
icaid-promise-20131117

Diaries of the BBC's Journalist in Dallas After JFK's Murder
Read the Article at The BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24954509

Private Company TEPCO Engaged in Potentially Catastrophic Fukushima Procedu=
re
Read the Article at The Asia Times
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/JAP-02-181113.html

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