TOP 100 GOVERNMENT SITES
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| Protecting the Forests, and Hoping for Payback To the list of essential functions proclaimed for the giant evergreens of the West, add protection against climate change. feeds.nytimes.com |
Interest Rates Are Low, but Banks Balk at Refinancing Banks that once handed out home loans freely are now imposing such stringent requirements that many homeowners who might want to refinance are effectively locked out. feeds.nytimes.com |
Spy Agencies Failed to Collate Clues on Terror The National Security Agency intercepted discussions of a plot by leaders of Al Qaeda in Yemen, but spy agencies did not combine the intercepts with other information. feeds.nytimes.com |
Cultural Studies: Elizabeth Edwards Teeters on Her Pedestal Elizabeth Edwards, considered a saint after her husband’s affair was exposed, is recast as a bully. feeds.nytimes.com |
Union Membership Drops 10% Organized labor lost 10% of its members in the private sector last year, the largest decline in more than 25 years. The drop is on par with the decline in total employment but threatens to significantly limit labor's ability to influence elections and legislation. online.wsj.com |