Science & Technology – Week of 9.26.10

By Eric Westervelt

The Havelbluete, the Augusta and the Chiemgauer might sound like the names of locally brewed beers, but they are in fact micro-currencies which, like micro-breweries, are in abun…

* Freddie and Fannie had deep political connections
* Rahm Emanuel, Tom Donilon were on payroll

By Tim Reid, Margaret Chadbourn and Mark Hosenball

While presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich was forc…

By James Kanter

After decades of pushing nations to surrender more power to Brussels, the European Union is about to throw in the towel on one highly contentious issue: genetically modified foods.
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