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Kansas to Pursue Abortion-Blocking Legislation Despite Court Injunction
Gov. Sam Brownback's (R) administration plans to enact new permanent regulations for abortion licensing that may be identical to the temporary rules being challenged in court. (Photo: TalkMediaNews) …
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On US-Mexico Border, Migrants Disappear – and Ransom Money, Too
In August 2007, two Mexicans tried to get their brother into the United States illegally, by hiring a people trafficker or “coyote” for a fee of 2,500 dollars for …
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35 Killed and Others Injured in Two Attacks North of Baghdad
Thirty-five people were killed and 28 others were wounded Tuesday in a twin explosion in Taji, a town 20 kilometers to the north of the Iraqi capital. …
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What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Jobs: Black Unemployment
Johnny R. Williams, pictured in New York on Nov. 24, 2009, has scrubbed his resume of any details that might tip-off his skin color. "If they’re going to X …
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Pakistan’s Spies Tied to Slaying of a Journalist
Islamabad, Pakistan - Obama administration officials believe that Pakistan’s powerful spy agency ordered the killing of a Pakistani journalist who had written scathing reports about the infiltration of militants …
Class War in Greece and the World
Once again, democracy has been crushed in the very land where it was born. Despite unprecedented opposition by the vast majority (70-80 percent) of the population, the …
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Gaza Flotilla Activists Vow to Proceed Despite Greek Ban
Demonstrators on the American boat, “The Audacity of Hope,” which plans to be part of the international flotilla to Gaza, at a port near Athens, Greece, June 30, 2011. …
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Wall Street Versus Main Street
Leaving a hearing before the subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee a few weeks ago, a pleasant woman approached us and introduce herself, noting she and her companions …
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Are Subsidized Student Loans Worth the Price?
Students in class at Simmons College. (Photo: stevegarfield) Previous guest blogger Anastasia Wilson has written a post on her own blog comparing the student loan racket (for-profit …
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Universal Health Care: Can We Afford Anything Less?
Dr. William Dewar III examines a patient in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, January 17, 2011. (Photo: Nicole Bengiveno / The New York Times) America’s broken health-care system suffers from …