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Hidden Cost of Burning Fossil Fuels: $120 Billion – A new report by the National Academy of Sciences estimates that burning fossil fuels costs the United States about $120 billion a year in hidden costs

Poll: 57% of Americans Support Public Option – In healthcare news, the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll has found 57 percent of all Americans now favor a public insurance option

Eric Holder: Medical Marijuana Prosecutions Not a Priority – Attorney General Eric Holder has directed federal prosecutors to back away from pursuing cases against medical marijuana patients … Fourteen states have adopted laws allowing the medical use of marijuana

Reporters Without Borders Release Press Freedom Index – Reporters Without Borders has released its annual press freedom index. Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Norway and Sweden shared the highest ranking. The United States is ranked twentieth in the world, up from fortieth a year ago

CIA Unit Invests in Firm that Monitors Social Media Websites – In-Q-Tel, the investment arm of the CIA, is investing in Visible Technologies, a software firm that specializes in monitoring social media websites, including blogs, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube and online forums

New York Times to Eliminate 100 Newsroom Positions – And in media news, the New York Times has announced it will eliminate 100 newsroom positions, about eight percent of the paper’s news staff
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