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Occupy protesters were right, says Bank of England official | James Kirkup
Members of the movement occupied the grounds of St Paul’s and remained camped there for more than three months until police evicted them in February last year Photo: AFP Oct. 29, 2012 (Telegraph) -- ...
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Nation's oldest nuclear plant on alert in New Jersey | Josh Lederman
Oct. 30, 2012 -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's oldest nuclear power plant, already out of service for scheduled refueling, was put on alert late Monday after waters from Superstorm Sandy rose six ...
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Sandy gives Vermont a pass | Anne Galloway
Early Tuesday morning, near Wesford, Vt. Photo credit: Sara Klemm, Burlington Free Press Oct. 30, 2012 -- (Vt. Digger) -- Vermont Emergency Management officials are reporting no widespread damage ...
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New York City floods as Sandy slams into eastern U.S. | Anna Louie Sussman and Michael Erman
The skyline of lower Manhattan sits in darkness after a preventive power outage in New York October 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy could be the biggest storm to hit the United States mainland when it ...
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Apocalyptoween | James Howard Kunstler
A satellite image of Hurricane Sandy, pictured at 00:15 UTC, churns off the east coast of the US Photo: NASA via Getty Images James Howard Kunstler -- World News Trust Oct. 29, 2012 With little to ...
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Sandy Strengthens as Hurricane Barrels Toward New Jersey | Esme E. Deprez and Brian K. Sullivan
Oct. 29, 2012 -- NEW YORK (Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Sandy strengthened on its path toward New Jersey, where it is predicted to make landfall today while bringing a life-threatening storm surge as it ...
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Know Your History: Beware Democrat Heroes | Mickey Z.
Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Oct. 26, 2012 “In dreams begin responsibilities.” - W.B. Yeats On Oct. 26, I attended an Occupy Wall Street (OWS) event called “Enemies of the ...
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Playing with Numbers | David Glenn Cox
David Glenn Cox -- World News Trust Oct. 26, 2012 I only watched the first of the three Presidential debates and after the media declared Willard (Mitt) Romney the winner of the first debate, I ...
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Worst Storm in 100 Years Seen for Northeast U.S. | Brian K. Sullivan and Matthew Brown
Oct. 26, 2012 (Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Sandy will probably grow into a “Frankenstorm” that may become the worst to hit the U.S. Northeast in 100 years if current forecasts are correct. Sandy may ...
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How It Could Happen, Part Four: Crossing the Line | John Michael Greer
Oct. 26, 2012 (Archdruid Report) -- This week’s post is the fourth of five parts of a fictional narrative tracing out a scenario of American imperial defeat and collapse. As the war ends, the price ...
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Rhetorically Speaking: US Elections and the Middle East | Ramzy Baroud
Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust U.S. elections are manifestly linked to the Middle East, at least rhetorically. In practical terms, however, U.S. foreign policies in the region are compelled by the ...
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