Child Abuse Prevention Month: Protecting Our Children

Katie Rucke “I was 9 years old when it happened. I was over my dad’s house in Nashua [N.H.]. My dad was at work at this time, so it was just me, my sister, stepmom and her son and my stepmom’s dad. My sister and I were in the kitchen getting something to drink when […]

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

Katie Rucke“I was 9 years old when it happened. I was over my dad's house in Nashua [N.H.]. My dad was at work at this time, so it was just me, my sister, stepmom and her son and my stepmom’s dad. My sister and I were in the kitchen getting something to drink when all of a sudden my stepmom’s dad came into the kitchen and stood behind me. I didn't

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Forbidden Knowledge

John Nordin We seem to live awash in information, overwhelmed by it. Endless channels of cable, more and more AM and FM stations and, of course, the ever-expanding Internet. Yet, there are some things we don’t permit ourselves to know, or, in some cases, are legally inhibited from easily knowing. Just this week, after a […]

John Nordin
By John Nordin

John NordinWe seem to live awash in information, overwhelmed by it. Endless channels of cable, more and more AM and FM stations and, of course, the ever-expanding Internet. Yet, there are some things we don’t permit ourselves to know, or, in some cases, are legally inhibited from easily knowing.Just this week, after a four-year struggle, U.S. Sen.

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Checks From Banks To Struggling Homeowners Bounce

Katie Rucke Homeowners struggling with troubled mortgage loans were supposed to be given some financial relief this week, but instead were dealt another blow — right in the pocketbook. After months of debates and bargaining, the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced last week that they garnered a $3.6 […]

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By Mint Press News Desk

Katie RuckeHomeowners struggling with troubled mortgage loans were supposed to be given some financial relief this week, but instead were dealt another blow — right in the pocketbook.After months of debates and bargaining, the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced last week that they garnered a $3.6

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African Nations Divided On Support For “Colonial” International Justice System

J Schilmoeller NAMIBIA – Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo of Rwanda blocked the U.N. Security Council from adopting a non-binding statement this week that would recommend the International Criminal Court (ICC) be part of the continent’s solution to resolving conflict and human rights issues. Following recent sexual assault allegations against an ICC official in the Democratic Republic of […]

Janessa Schilmoeller
By Janessa Schilmoeller

J SchilmoellerNAMIBIA - Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo of Rwanda blocked the U.N. Security Council from adopting a non-binding statement this week that would recommend the International Criminal Court (ICC) be part of the continent’s solution to resolving conflict and human rights issues.Following recent sexual assault allegations against an

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Part 3: Scars Of War: Veterans Reflect On The Importance Of Peace

Katie Rucke Part 3 of 5 in series Mint Press felt compelled to highlight all of the deaths that have occurred as a result of war, specifically the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In Iraq, about 4,500 U.S. soldiers have lost their lives in addition to the some 122,000 Iraqi civilians that were murdered. […]

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

Katie Rucke Part 3 of 5 in series Mint Press felt compelled to highlight all of the deaths that have occurred as a result of war, specifically the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In Iraq, about 4,500 U.S. soldiers have lost their lives in addition to the some 122,000 Iraqi civilians that were murdered. In Afghanistan, about 2,200 U.S. soldiers

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Cracking Down On Tax Shelters, Congress Seeks To Recover Billions In Lost Revenue

Martin Michaels “Over a three-year period, 30 [top] companies devoted more of their monies to lobbying this Congress than they did in paying taxes to the Treasury,” said Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) in a Congressional hearing Monday. “Some have a negative tax rate. Many of our largest corporations are paying effective rates that are single […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

Martin Michaels "Over a three-year period, 30 [top] companies devoted more of their monies to lobbying this Congress than they did in paying taxes to the Treasury,” said Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) in a Congressional hearing Monday. “Some have a negative tax rate. Many of our largest corporations are paying effective rates that are single

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