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Who’s Killing the Journalists of Honduras?
The small town of San Marco, near Honduras’ western border with El Salvador and Guatemala, has no distinguishing factors that set it apart from the other tiny villages and …
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Asking Obama to Protect Gaza Relief Ship
Dear Mr. President: Your speech on the Middle East earlier today emboldens me to claim your protection as we set out to put flesh on your rhetoric. …
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Deal Reached on Extension of Patriot Act
Washington - Congressional leaders on Thursday reached a deal to extend by four years several statutes that expanded the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s counterterrorism and surveillance powers after the …
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City Worker Bargaining Rights Under Siege in Silicon Valley
(Photo: David Bacon) San Jose, California - Members of the city workers union in San Jose, the capital of California's Silicon Valley, marched May 17 to City …
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Honest Criticism Is Not Betrayal; It’s Democratic
President Barack Obama works as his motorcade arrives at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, May 18, 2011. (Photo: Pete Souza / White House) A very …
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Labor vs. Boeing: Corporations Fear Law Itself
Inside the Boeing Everett Factory 787 Dreamliner assembly plant in Washington. (Photo: cheukiecfu) The National Labor Relations Board is attempting to enforce our country's laws and the …
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The Importance of Being Tony Kushner
Coincidence combined with foresight on the part of my girlfriend Pat - she bought the tickets months ago - landed us at a performance of Tony Kushner's new play, …
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Obama Endorses 1967 Borders for Israel
President Barack Obama speaks about the role of the US in the Middle East from the State Department in Washington on May 19, 2011. Obama spoke broadly about the …
President Obama Speaks on US Policy in Middle East and North Africa
I want to thank Hillary Clinton, who has traveled so much these last six months that she is approaching a new landmark – one million frequent flyer miles. I …
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News in Brief: Investigators Blame Massey’s Culture of “Wrongdoing” for Mine Disaster, and More
Investigators Blame Massey's Culture of “Wrongdoing” for Mine Disaster The first investigative report on the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster in West Virginia last spring blames …