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This* Week in Headlines (July 8-13, 2012)

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Page 3: This* Week in Headlines (July 8-13, 2012)

So, what happened this* week?

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Wait, what do we mean by that?

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Top 20 Cities with Billions at Risk from Climate Change

Vast Deposits of Gold and Other Ores Lure Seabed Miners

Earliest Americans Arrived in Waves, DNA Study Finds

Open Education for a Global Economy

Spearheads and DNA Point to a Second Founding Society in North America

Somali refugees increasingly endangered in Kenya camp, agencies say

Human rights at risk as U.S. opens Myanmar investment, groups say

Russian Duma Passes Internet Censorship Bill

Young North Korean Defectors Struggle in the South

Central Americans flood north through Mexico to US Obama’s scramble for Africa

As Far Right Rises in Greece, Anti-Immigrant Violence Follows

Egypt’s President Orders Return of ParliamentAssad Says Public Support Assures He

Will Continue to Lead Syria

Egyptian Court Affirms Ruling to Disband Parliament

Egyptian Leaders Meet in Defiance of Court and Military

Russian Warships Sent on Maneuvers Near Syria

Massacre Reported in Syria as Security Council Meets

Iran's Ballistic Missiles Improving, Pentagon Finds

Never Mind: Military Doesn’t Think Iran’s Missiles Will Reach U.S. After All

FBI Investigating Major Chinese Firm for Selling Spy Gear to Iran

China’s Growth Rate Slowed in the 2nd Quarter, Down Sharply From a Year Ago

Will China abandon its one-child policy?

Chinese Leader Calls for Strong Moves to Offset Slowdown

In China, Tensions Between Church and Government

Made in China Olympics gear: Sensitive subject for U.S. factories

Appalachia Turns on

Itself

In West Virginia, Coal Means More, Party Less

Texas Gov. Perry Says No To Medicaid Expansion

Cut Taxes or Restore Services? Maryland and Kansas Differ on Path

Six governors say they will opt out of Medicaid. How long will they hold out?

Stop-and-Frisk Controls Praised in Philadelphia

Kentucky to implement key part of Obama's healthcare law

Illegal-Ivory Bust Shows Growing U.S. Appetite for Elephant Tusks

In Florida, a Fight Brews Over Governor’s Vow to

Opt Out of Medicaid Expansion

Groups Shield Political Gifts of Businesses

Helpless President, Hopeless Congress5 More States Get Waivers From Education Law Rules

House Votes (Again) to Repeal Health Care Overhaul

The Villages: Where Republicans rule

Candidates Racing for Future, Gaze Fixed Firmly on the Past

Why unions are not super PACs

Political Spending by Unions Far Exceeds Direct Donations

Unions reach beyond their base for election help

On Tricky Terrain of Class, Contrasting Paths

Romney Outraises Obama by Half in June

Mr. Romney’s Financial Black Hole

To Boos and Polite Applause, Romney Speaks to the N.A.A.C.P.

Obama Pushes Tax Cut Extension That Excludes Wealthiest

Obama: I need to do a better job of inspiring

Did Romney want to get booed?

Mitt Romney’s unnecessary lie

Will Obama’s Bain blows land?

A rich man, poor man election

Party Strains to Be Heard Now That Its Voice Isn’t Nader’s

Conservatives Push Romney to Deliver Counterpunch

In Ads, the Workers Rise Up ... and Go to Lunch

Barclays Case Opens a Window on Wall St.

In New Rules to Shine Light on Derivatives, Regulators Also Allow Exemptions

Regulators Charge Futures Brokerage Firm With Fraud

DC City Council “Uber Amendment” Would Force Sedans To Charge 5x Minimum Taxi Prices

The Spreading Scourge of Corporate Corruption

Wells Fargo to Settle Mortgage Discrimination Charges

Companies Try to Build Team Spirit Through Group Juice Cleansing

Secondary Airports, Losing Traffic, Have Space to Rent

Taxi Fares in New York to Rise by 17%

Inside a financial blowupMF Global’s Billion-Dollar Loophole

Possible pilot shortage raises safety concerns

Among Doctors, Too, Women Are Paid Less

Some Doctors Cash In by Being Their Own Pharmacist

In Preventing Alzheimer’s, Mutation May Aid Drug Quest

Organic Food Purists Worry About Big Companies’ Influence

Got Milk? You Don’t Need It

Genetic Database of Bacteria Aims to Track Food-Borne Illness

Growers Fret Over a New Apple That Won’t Turn Brown

Cell Phone Companies Cough Up Data To Law Enforcement Hundreds and

Thousands of Times Per Day

Despite Obesity Concerns, Gym Classes Are Cut

The Opportunity Gap

Lamar Smith Looking To Sneak Through SOPA In Bits & Pieces, Starting With Expanding Hollywood's Global Police Force

The Hollowing Out

Low-Paid Grads On Tight Budgets Switching to Discounters

How Does Someone Lose Their House Over A $474 Water Bill?

Health Care Will Become a Right, Just Like Water

Don’t Indulge. Be Happy.Why Conservatives Are Happier Than

Liberals

Small Farmers Creating a New Business Model as Agriculture Goes Local

The Sharp, Sudden Decline of America's Middle Class

‘Robo-pricing’ risks Amazon price crash

First Solar Bonds Financing $4.6 Billion U.S. Panel Boom

Courts Putting Stop-and-Frisk Policy on Trial

A Court Rules for the Planet

The Drone Zone

The Dangerous Delay on Port Security

The Ponce, a Floating Base, Reflects the New U.S. Way of War

US insurer won’t cover gas drill fracking exposure

Secrets of the Muslim bathroom

New Federal Ban on Synthetic Drugs Already Obsolete

Yahoo Breach Extends Beyond Yahoo to Gmail, Hotmail, AOL Users

'Extreme' solar flare erupts, looks like storm is headed to Earth

Geneticists Evolve Fruit Flies With the Ability to Count

There’s more information than we can possibly handle. We need to remain vividly aware that most of the time

we do not have all of the pieces.

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What happened this* week often depends on what you want to know.

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As in what websites you look at...

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The front page could have looked like this...

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Bank Ad Car Ad

'Extreme' solar flare erupts, looks like storm is headed to Earth

Geneticists Evolve Fruit Flies With the Ability to Count

Iraq’s Electricity Ministry Puts Katie Couric on Billboards

Companies Try to Build Team Spirit Through Group Juice Cleansing

At Casino, Fuming Gamblers Leave Behind Maimed Machines

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...or...

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TV Show Ad TV Show Ad

The Spreading Scourge of Corporate Corruption

The Sharp, Sudden Decline of America's Middle Class

Why Conservatives Are Happier Than

Liberals

Cell Phone Companies Cough Up Data To Law Enforcement Hundreds and Thousands of

Times Per Day

Organic Food Purists Worry About Big Companies’ Influence

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...or even...

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There’s no end to the ways we could go with it.

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Russian Duma Passes Internet Censorship Bill

We could get down about the international scene...

Top 20 Cities with Billions at Risk from Climate Change

Human rights at risk as U.S. opens Myanmar investment, groups say

Young North Korean Defectors Struggle in the South

Central Americans flood north through Mexico to US

As Far Right Rises in Greece, Anti-Immigrant Violence Follows

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Open Education for a Global Economy

Vast Deposits of Gold and Other Ores Lure Seabed Miners

Earliest Americans Arrived in Waves, DNA Study Finds

Spearheads and DNA Point to a Second Founding Society

in North America Obama’s scramble for Africa

Made in China Olympics gear: Sensitive subject for U.S. factories

...or think about other things.

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Pakistan

Iran

Eqypt

Sudan

Kenya

Syria

IraqAfghanistan

SaudiArabia

Turkey

Ethiopia

We can always wring our hands over the Middle East.

Egypt’s President Orders Return of Parliament

Assad Says Public Support Assures He Will Continue to Lead Syria

Egyptian Court Affirms Ruling to Disband Parliament

Egyptian Leaders Meet in Defiance of Court and Military

Russian Warships Sent on Maneuvers Near Syria

Massacre Reported in Syria as Security Council Meets

Iran's Ballistic Missiles Improving, Pentagon Finds

Never Mind: Military Doesn’t Think Iran’s Missiles Will

Reach U.S. After All

Somali refugees increasingly endangered in Kenya camp, agencies say

U.N. Blames Syria’s Heavy Weapons in Bloody Clash

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No, let’s count some unhatched chickens!

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Meanwhile in the U.S. of A...

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As important as this election is, the real action...

On Tricky Terrain of Class, Contrasting Paths

Romney Outraises Obama by Half in June

Mr. Romney’s Financial Black Hole

To Boos and Polite Applause, Romney Speaks

to the N.A.A.C.P.Obama Pushes Tax Cut Extension That Excludes Wealthiest

Did Romney want to get booed?

Mitt Romney’s unnecessary lie

Will Obama’s Bain blows land?

A rich man, poor man election

Conservatives Push Romney to Deliver

Counterpunch

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...is in the states.

Appalachia Turns on

Itself

In West Virginia, Coal Means More,

Party LessCut Taxes or Restore

Services? Maryland and Kansas Differ on Path

Texas Gov. Perry Says No To

Medicaid Expansion

Six governors say they will opt out of Medicaid. How long will they hold out?

In Florida, a Fight Brews Over Governor’s Vow to Opt Out

of Medicaid Expansion

Kentucky to implement key part of Obama's healthcare lawBankruptcy in California

Isn’t Seen as a Trend

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“Say you fall behind on your property taxes, or choose to make your car payment instead of the water bill. It doesn't take much for some municipalities to file a tax lien against a homeowner, often a debt of only a few hundred dollars, says the NCLC.

Those liens are often sold to companies that tack on substantial interest rates starting in the 18% range, and upwards of 50%. These lien buyers also charge huge fees to redeem the liens and avoid foreclosure. ...

Seeing a potential for huge profits, lien buying is a $15 billion business in the U.S., and a number of state and local governments are eager to sell off these liens to bidders. “

Not to mention all the problems at the local level.

How Does Someone Lose Their House Over A $474 Water Bill?

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While in other news...

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...while on another street more sophisticated transgressions happen under police protection.

Barclays Case Opens a Window on Wall St.

In New Rules to Shine Light on Derivatives, Regulators

Also Allow Exemptions

Regulators Charge Futures Brokerage Firm With Fraud

Wells Fargo to Settle Mortgage Discrimination Charges

Inside a financial blowup

MF Global’s Billion-Dollar Loophole

At Peregrine Financial, Signs of Trouble Seemingly Missed for Years

Barclays Informed New York Fed of Problems With Libor in 2007

JPMorgan Fears Traders Obscured Losses in

First Quarter

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...and so it went again this* week.