December 2011
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5 Underreported Stories of 2011
joshsternberg:
As we close the books on 2011, here, in totality, are five underreported stories (as put together by me) for Current.com:
More troops commit suicide than die in combat
Big business behind solar power
Food prices trigger revolution
U.S. military infiltrates social media
Number of homeless children highest in American history
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– Ernest Hemingway (via chopa)
” ‘Please,’ she says. ‘Tell me what you’re thinking.’
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