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Rallies for Labor, in Wisconsin and Beyond
People congregate outside the Wisconsin Capitol to protest a plan proposed by Gov. Scott Walker to limit public employees' bargaining rights, in Madison, Wis., Feb. 26, 2011. Tens of …
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Pakistani and Indian Newspapers Say US CIA Contractor Raymond Davis is a Terrorist
Lahore, Pakistan. (Photo: colincookman) Pakistani and Indian newspapers are reporting that Raymond Davis, the CIA contractor in jail in Lahore facing murder charges for the execution-slayings of …
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Defections Further Isolate Qaddafi; Security Council Approves Sanctions
A woman holds up a defaced portrait of Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi during a protest in Tahrir Square in Cairo, on Feb. 25, 2011. Hundreds of thousands of …
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UK Guardian Reports Raymond Davis is Working for the CIA
A report in the British Guardian newspaper is confirming that Raymond Davis, the man jailed in Lahore, Pakistan charged with murdering two young Pakistanis who were almost certainly themselves working for …
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Climate: Putting People Over Money
While debate about whether climate change is real or not continues in the US, the world's leading producer of CO2 emissions per capita, those already living with the effects, …
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Workers, Students Vow to Fight on in Wisconsin Despite Threats of Lay-offs
Madison, Wisconsin - Despite heavy protests against Republican Governor Scott Walker's ‘Budget Repair Bill’, the Republican-controlled State Assembly in Wisconsin abruptly passed the bill - which would strip the …
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Tribal Leader’s Resignation Is Blow to Yemeni President
Sana, Yemen — A leading tribal figure in Yemen announced his resignation from the ruling party on Saturday, signaling a major blow to the embattled leadership of President Ali …
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Qaddafi Forces Shooting From Ambulances, Witnesses Say
A nurse comforts a patient at Al Jala Hospital in Benghazi, Libya, on February 24, 2011. (Photo: Scott Nelson / The New York Times) Tripoli, Libya - …
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Obama Orders Freeze on Assets of Qaddafi, His Family as UN Set to Impose Sanctions
Washington - Citing human rights abuses against peaceful demonstrators in Libya, President Barack Obama late Friday ordered that all the assets of dictator Moammar Gadhafi, his children and their …
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Main Street Movement Erupts as Thousands Across Country Protest War on the Middle Class
Last week, 14 Wisconsin Senate Democrats inspired the nation when they decided to flee the state rather than allow quorum for a vote on a bill that would have …