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Hollywood Fracks Up!

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk

The plot for Matt Damon's film, "Promised Land" had to be completely rewritten, to nearly comical proportions, because research showed that the fracking claims that were the basis of the story showed to be invalid.

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WALMART TO TAXPAYERS: IT'S ON YOU

http://www.huffingtonpost.com

Walmart's New Health Care Policy Shifts Burden To Medicaid, Obamacare: Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, plans to begin denying health insurance to newly hired employees who work fewer than 30 hours a week, according to a copy of the company’s policy obtained by The Huffington Post. Under the policy, slated to take effect in January, Walmart also reserves the right to eliminate health care coverage for certain workers if their average workweek dips below 30 hours -- something that happens with regularity and at the direction of company managers.

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Hostess Blames Union For Bankruptcy After Tripling CEO’s Pay

http://thinkprogress.org

headlines have been quick to blame unions for the downfall of the company there’s actually more to the story: While the company was filing for bankruptcy, for the second time, earlier this year, it actually tripled its CEO’s pay, and increased other executives’ compensation by as much as 80 percent.

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U.S. sticks Chinese solar makers with tariffs

http://www.smartplanet.com

"The U.S. International Trade Commission agreed in a unanimous vote today that Chinese solar manufacturers have benefited from illegal subsidies from its government and sold products at less than fair value, the final decision in more than a year-long trade tussle."

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Free Cities in talks with Jamaica and eyeing several other countries.

http://www.thefreemanonline.org

The representative of the investor group said Jamaica would not only be addressed MGK investments, but also other countries. '' As no conditions we asked, they take the capital to other countries. "

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Honduras Bars Plan for Private Cities

http://www.democracynow.org

The Honduras Supreme Court has struck down a proposal for a number of so-called private cities with their own tax and justice systems. Wealthy landowners had pushed the plan, drawing opposition from human rights groups. But Honduran justices ruled the establishment of private jurisdictions outside of Honduran law would violate the constitution.

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Detroit’s Heroic Anarcho-Bus Company

http://karendecoster.com

This year saw the birth of a new, private bus company in Detroit, and it’s called the Detroit Bus Company. The owner and founder, 25-year-old Andy Didorosi, was a guest on Mitch Albom’s show today, where he stated that his company is “trying to change what people think about buses.” In other words, his company does not tool around the city in monstrous, shabby, dirty, disgusting cages on wheels that are driven by 400-pound, sedentary maniacs who have nothing to lose, especially their union-protected, government job.

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Get Your New Dishwasher Now...Before the Government Ruins All of Them

http://technicallythatsillegal.com

An essay talking about how the government is planning on ruining dishwashers through regulation

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Washington Could Become First State To OK Pot Sales

http://seattle.cbslocal.com

Washington state is on the verge of becoming the first in the nation to let adults over 21 buy taxed, inspected marijuana at state-licensed shops.

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Poker star Phil Ivey wins $11.5 million, but casino refuses to pay

http://www.latimes.com

Poker star Phil Ivey won $11.5 million in a London casino in August, but the gambling club is refusing to pay him.

Ivey was playing a card game called Punto Banco, in which skill plays no role. The winner is determined strictly by luck of the draw.

"Casinos love high-rollers. But not high-rollers who win," Bradley said.

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