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The Debt Ceiling Debate That Wasn't

Another debt ceiling crisis is right around the corner in Australia, but their political system ensures there will be no crisis.
Obama Administration Approves ALEC Model Bill for Fracking Chemical Fluid Disclosure on Public Lands

The model bill was written by ExxonMobil.

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Melvin A Goodman

Melvin A. Goodman is national security and intelligence columnist for Truthout. His 42-year government career included service with the CIA, the State Department, the Defense Department and the US Army. His latest book was "Failure of Intelligence: The Decline and Fall of the CIA"; he is the author of the forthcoming "National Insecurity: The Threat of American Militarism" (City Lights Publisher, 2012).