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Mexico City approves gay marriage
December 24, 2009By a vote of 31 to 24 with nine abstentions, the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District, the jurisdiction to which Mexico City belongs, has passed legislation authorizing gay marriage.
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Bronx community takes on the real estate industry
December 24, 2009Who said you can't beat City Hall? In a predominantly Hispanic working-class New York neighborhood, people organized against powerful business interests allied with City Hall, and they won.
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Health care activists vow to continue struggle
December 23, 2009A Philadelphia rally makes the point that the Senate's health care bill is not the end of the struggle.
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It’s anti-capitalism, Charlie Brown
December 23, 2009Forty-four years ago, pop culture received an unexpected push leftward with "A Charlie Brown Christmas."
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Trucks spew deadly pollution at nation’s ports, new reports show
December 23, 2009Emissions from thousands of trucks filling our ports cause hypertension, asthma, heart disease, lung cancer and a host of other respiratory illnesses among drivers and surrounding communities.
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