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In the Dark Over Murder of Peace Activists
Ramallah - Palestinians are reeling from the double-murder of two pro-Palestinian peace activists over the last few weeks, one in the West Bank and one in Gaza, with many …
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Meet the Nuclear Gypsies
If you read our other piece about Japanese nuclear workers, and even if you didn't, you will find this of interest. It's from the Los Angeles Times, and was …
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Scott Walker Admits Union-Busting Provision “Doesn’t Save Any” Money for the State of Wisconsin
Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform called Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) and Peter Shumlin (D-VT) to testify in a hearing titled "State and Municipal Debt: Tough …
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News in Brief: Syrian Security Forces Open Fire on, and Kill, Peaceful Protesters, and More
Syrian Security Forces Open Fire on, and Kill, Peaceful Protesters The Los Angeles Times reports that, in the past three days, nearly 25 peaceful protesters have been …
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BP Is Messing With the Wrong Woman
Environmental activist Diane Wilson. (Photo: ACMEBoston) A year ago BP began filling the Gulf of Mexico with oil. Last week BP blocked a woman from …
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Bloggers React to AOL and Huffington Post Lawsuit
An aerial image of the Huffington Post inaugural bash, held on January 20, 2009. (Photo: njpitney) The Huffington Post unethically made over $100 million in profit from …
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Poll: Best Way to Fight Deficits: Raise Taxes on the Rich
Washington - Alarmed by rising national debt and increasingly downbeat about their country's course, Americans are clear about how they want to attack the government's runway budget deficits: raise …
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Many Hit by Spill Now Feel Caught in Claim Process
Bayou La Batre, Alabama - By October, Tim Nguyen found that his work in a Mississippi shipyard was no longer paying the bills. His hours had been cut back, …
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Members of Congress, Activists Use Tax Day to Call for End to Afghanistan War
To mark Tax Day, a bipartisan group of legislators and activists launched a campaign to show average Americans how much of their money was used this year to continue …
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Inflation in China Poses Big Threat to Global Trade
Shanghai - As the United States and Europe struggle to get their economies rolling again, China is having the opposite problem: figuring out how to keep its revved-up growth …