By Lesta Frank

Our thanks to artist and friend, Lesta Frank, for this lovely print.

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Julian Assange’s Wikileaks website published leaked diplomatic cables

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Ecuador has granted asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange two months after he took refuge in its London…

From Kelly D. McMillan Director of Operations McMillan Group International, LLC

McMillan Fiberglass Stocks, McMillan Firearms Manufacturing, McMillan Group International have been collectively bank…

From the Erste Group Research

The foundation for new all-time-highs is in place. As far as sentiment is concerned, we definitely see no euphoria with respect to gold. Skepticism, fear, and panic a…

In a landscape as dramatic as its stories, Alaska Native people face staggering suicide rates, yet remain determined to heal & thrive!

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Like nearly all of the peoples of North and South America, most Americans are not originally from the territory that became the United States. They are a diverse collection of peoples p…

By Chuck Gibson

Congratulations – You just bought a new home.

Only you didn’t get the house – just the debt.

In July 1971, the population of the US was 207.6 million and Treasury funded deb…

“In a digital world, data about money is worth more than money.”

– Nicholas Negroponte

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What should a community do with its unused land? Plant food, of course. With energy and humor, Pam Warhurst tells at the TEDSalon the story of how she and a growing team of volunt…

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Chancellor Angela Merkel wants Europe to move toward an ever closer union in a bid to solve the euro crisis. But she is already pushing at the limits of wha…

From the CNN Political Unit

Mitt Romney on Saturday announced U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate for the White House — a bold and risky move that energized both conservatives and…

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The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program is the most expensive weapons program in US Defense Department history, costing almost 1.5 trillion dollars for around 25…

[CAF Note: Actually, if you estimate for the full financial coup d’etat following the GATT adoption of the Uruguay Round and the creation of the WTO combined with the “strong dollar policy,” the numbe…

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

The rim of Gale Crater can be seen in the distance beyond the pebbly ground. The topography of the rim is very mountainous due to erosion. The ground seen in the middle sho…

Source: qrc.depaul.edu

Think back a few years.  How much did a gallon of gasoline cost then? A loaf of bread? A 10 inch sausage pizza?  A movie ticket? Almost undoubtedly these items  now cost m…

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They say high-pitched screams, fevers and swelling at the injection site are all common, harmless, insignificant side-effects of responsible, preventative medical c…

By Mat Honan

Meet Mat Honan. He just had his digital life dissolved by hackers.

In the space of one hour, my entire digital life was destroyed. First my Google account was taken over, then deleted…

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One of the most important things we can each do is to support excellent leaders.

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By The CNN Wire Staff

The July heat wave that wilted crops, shriveled rivers and fueled wildfires officially went into the books Wednesday as the hottest single month on record for the continental …

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By Lesta Frank

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THE GREATER GOOD looks behind the fear, hype and politics that have polarized the vaccine debate in America today. The film re-frames the emotionally charged issue and offers, for the first time, …

Dear Catherine,

You have been very much in my thoughts and prayer as I anticipate writing to celebrate your birthday.

I am deeply aware that this is your first birthday since Georgie’s death. This…

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Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is meeting with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to discuss foreign investment in Greece.

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