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Race Barrier May Topple as Voters Pick Mayor
San Francisco - This city with the country’s oldest Chinatown appears likely to elect a Chinese-American mayor for the first time on Tuesday, and for many residents it is …
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The Pressure Is On: Thousands Encircle White House, Tell Obama to Reject Keystone Pipeline
Protesters encircled the White House on Sunday to oppose the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Many who turned out are Obama supporters who are holding him to his campaign …
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Debunking the Iran “Terror Plot“
At a press conference on October 11, the Obama administration unveiled a spectacular charge against the government of Iran: The Qods Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had …
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Movement Brewing to Divest Money From Big Banks
Jenny Do started a pro bono foreclosure clinic at her law firm in 2009 after she noticed that many of her clients filing workers’ compensation claims were also facing …
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Greek Leaders Reach Deal to Form a New Government
Athens — Greeks awaited word on Monday on the formation of a unity government under a new leader after Prime Minister George A. Papandreou and his chief rival agreed …
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For Markets in Europe, the Focus of Fear Moves to Italy
European efforts to solve a growing sovereign debt crisis have failed to quell market unease on the Continent, and the skepticism over Greece points to continued volatility this week.
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Leaders in Greece Agree to Form a New Government
Athens - After crisis talks on Sunday night, Prime Minister George Papandreou and his main rival agreed to create a new unity government in Greece that will not be …
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Malawi: No Social Safety Nets for the Poor
Blantyre- In Mbedza village, a remote rural community in southern Malawi, Fedson Feston beams an infant’s awkward smile and swings his tiny arms up towards the face of his …
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Debate on Fracking: Was Syracuse Right to Ban the Controversial Natural Gas Drilling Process?
Amy Goodman: We are broadcasting from Syracuse, which recently became the third city in New York state to ban the natural gas drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing, or …
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Will Iowa Leave Face-Time Ritual with Candidates Behind?
Marshalltown, Iowa - They say in Iowa that a voter has to meet a candidate for president face to face a few times before deciding whom to support. But …