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AFL-CIO Turns Corner, Embraces Immigrant Workers (2)
Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Phil Neuenfeldt and AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka march in solidarity with immigrants and workers, May 1, 2011. (Photo: wisaflcio) The AFL-CIO recently announced a …
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Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 80 in Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan - More than 80 paramilitary soldiers were killed when at least one suicide bomber blew himself up Friday morning at a military training center in northwest Pakistan, …
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GOP Bill Shifts Oil Drilling Cases to Court Dominated by Judges With Oil Investments
Yesterday, the House passed the so-called “Putting the Gulf Back to Work Act,” which is intended to make it easier for the oil industry to drill in the Gulf …
City of Brookfield Ballot Bags Found “Wide Open” in Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Bags of ballots from the City of Brookfield in Waukesha County were discovered to have been open during the state Supreme Court election “recount” on Thursday. (Photos: Mary …
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Coal Company Gets Punked by the Yes Men
The Yes Men, that prankster-activist group that has ruined many a corporate executive's day, have struck again. This time their target is the notorious Peabody coal company, which operates …
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“Budrus” Shows “White Intifada” Can Beat the Israeli Occupation
Many have long maintained that a mass-based and sustained campaign of nonviolent Palestinian resistance - a “white intifada” - if vigorously supported by a united Palestinian leadership and by …
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News in Brief: Fukushima Daiichi Plant Still Unstable, Japan to Focus on Renewable Energy, and More
Fukushima Daiichi Plant Still Unstable, Japan to Focus on Renewable Energy Two months after a massive earthquake and tsunami rocked Japan, Prime Minister Naoto Kan has promised …
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Beyond the Surface of Egypt’s Sectarian Clashes
I am confident that Islam prohibits attacking churches and harming innocent civilians, and hence Egyptian Muslims should not be put forced to defend themselves or their religion. …
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NATO Strikes Qaddafi Compound in Tripoli
A day after rebels reclaimed the airport in the contested western city of Misurata, explosions echoed across Tripoli early Thursday morning as NATO warplanes struck a large compound belonging …
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The Crash and Burn of Old Regimes
The killing of Osama bin Laden, “a testament to the greatness of our country” according to President Obama, should not be allowed to obscure a central reality of our …