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Supreme Court: No Limit on Corporate Spending on Elections – The Supreme Court has ruled corporations have the right to spend as much money as they like to influence the outcome of US elections… The majority opinion affirms corporations have First Amendment rights and that the government can’t limit their political speech

Obama Proposes Limits on Bank Size, Trades – Obama unveiled proposals to limit the size of large banks … The regulations would restore some of the provisions lost with the 1999 repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act.. But critics warn the new regulations could still be weakened by a loophole on how banking activity is defined

Gates Confirms Blackwater, DynCorp in Pakistan – Defense Secretary Robert Gates has confirmed the private military firms Blackwater and DynCorp are operating in Pakistan

NASA: Previous Decade Was Warmest on Record – New figures show the last decade has been the warmest on record. According to NASA, 2009 was also the second-warmest year recorded since 1880

Bipartisan Senate Bill Seeks to Block EPA from Regulating Gases – a bipartisan group of senators has introduced a measure to prevent the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. Last month, the EPA determined six gases endanger the environment and public health and said it would draft regulations to curb their emissions under the Clean Air Act. The “resolution of disapproval,” endorsed by three Democrats and thirty-five Republicans, would block the EPA’s move

Air America to Cease Operations, File for Bankruptcy – And the radio network Air America has announced it’s shutting down and filing for bankruptcy

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