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GOP’s claims about Obama puzzle environmentalists

With oil pump jacks as a backdrop, President Barack Obama speaks at an oil and gas field on federal lands Wednesday, March 21, 2012, in Maljamar, N.M. The president is defending his energy agenda this week, traveling Wednesday to a solar panel plant in Nevada, but also the site of a future oil pipeline in […]

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With oil pump jacks as a backdrop, President Barack Obama speaks at an oil and gas field on federal lands Wednesday, March 21, 2012, in Maljamar, N.M. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

NEW YORK (AP) — Mitt Romney says President Barack Obama blocked construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline as a gift to environmentalists. Newt Gingrich calls Obama "President Algae" for supporting research on biofuels. And Rick Santorum says Obama's environmental views constitute a "phony theology" that prioritizes the earth over people. The

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History of racial tension for Fla. city and blacks

Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee speaks to the the media during a news conference Thursday, March 22, 2012 as city manager Norton Bonaparte Jr. listens at left, in Sanford Fla. Lee, who has been bitterly criticized for not arresting a neighborhood watch volunteer in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager, announced that he […]

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Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee speaks to the the media during a news conference Thursday, March 22, 2012 as city manager Norton Bonaparte Jr. listens at left, in Sanford Fla. Lee, who has been bitterly criticized for not arresting a neighborhood watch volunteer in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager, announced that he is temporarily stepping down to let passions cool. (AP Photo/Julie Fletcher)

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Before the charges that police botched the investigation of the shooting of an unarmed black teen, there were complaints that police went easy on an officer's son who beat a black homeless man, or that police pull over black kids for wearing the wrong color hat because they suspect gang associations. The furor over the

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Army: PTSD treatable; some diagnosed return to war

FILE – In this Aug. 23, 2011, file photo provided by the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System, Sgt. Robert Bales takes part in exercises at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. It is still not known if Bales, who allegedly massacred 17 Afghans, was ever diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, but even […]

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FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2011, file photo provided by the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System, Sgt. Robert Bales takes part in exercises at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. It is still not known if Bales, who allegedly massacred 17 Afghans, was ever diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, but even if he had been that alone would not have prevented him from being sent back to war. The Army diagnosed 76,176 soldiers with PTSD between 2000 and 2011. Many returned to the battlefield after mental health providers determined their treatment worked and their symptoms had gone into remission. The case of Bales has sparked debate about whether the practice needs to be re-examined. The Army is reviewing all its mental health programs and its screening process in light of the March 11 shooting spree. (AP Photo/DVIDS, Spc. Ryan Hallock, File)

SAN DIEGO (AP) — It is still not known if the soldier accused of killing 17 Afghans was ever diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder — but even if he had been, that alone would not have prevented him from being sent back to war. The Army diagnosed 76,176 soldiers with PTSD between 2000 and 2011. Of those, 65,236 soldiers were diagnosed at

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Audit: Gas lines tied to fracking lack oversight

FILE – In this July 27, 2011 file photo, the sun shines over a Range Resources well site in Washington, Pa. The company is one of many drilling into the Marcellus Shale layer deep underground and "fracking" the area to release natural gas. The federal government needs to track safety hazards tied to thousands of […]

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In this July 27, 2011 file photo, the sun shines over a Range Resources well site in Washington, Pa. The company is one of many drilling into the Marcellus Shale layer deep underground and "fracking" the area to release natural gas. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Government auditors say federal officials know nothing about thousands of miles of pipelines that carry natural gas released through the drilling method known as fracking, and need to step up oversight to make sure they are running safely. Amid the gas-drilling boom, private companies have put in hundreds of small gathering

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Documents show NYPD infiltrated liberal groups

FILE – In this May 3, 2011 file photo, One Police Plaza is seen in New York. New York Police Department documents show that undercover officers attended meetings of liberal political groups and kept intelligence files on activists. The records show how, since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, counterterrorism tactics have been used to […]

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FILE - In this May 3, 2011 file photo, One Police Plaza is seen in New York. New York Police Department documents show that undercover officers attended meetings of liberal political groups and kept intelligence files on activists. The records show how, since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, counterterrorism tactics have been used to monitor even lawful activities. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — Undercover NYPD officers attended meetings of liberal political organizations and kept intelligence files on activists who planned protests around the country, according to interviews and documents that show how police have used counterterrorism tactics to monitor even lawful activities. The infiltration echoes the tactics the

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Dollars and sense: The relationship between Federal spending and the deficit

(MINNEAPOLIS) – Last week, we looked at the long term trendof federal spending compared to the economy.  But the so-called Great Recession of 2008 caused significant departures from that trend.  President Obama is regularly blamed for the “trillion dollar deficits” of current years.  But the full picture is more complex.   The budget during the recession […]

John Nordin
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A recent study published last month by the Society of Actuaries predicts higher costs for health care because sicker patients are expected to join the coverage pool under the Affordable Care Act. (Photo/via 401kcalculator.org)

(MINNEAPOLIS) - Last week, we looked at the long term trendof federal spending compared to the economy.  But the so-called Great Recession of 2008 caused significant departures from that trend.  President Obama is regularly blamed for the “trillion dollar deficits” of current years.  But the full picture is more complex.   The budget

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