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Film festival faces controversy on Israel boycott
September 26, 2009The 34th annual Toronto International Film Festival opened this year amid a growing cultural boycott of Israel.
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Philly to CIGNA, Congress: “Health care now!”
September 26, 2009PHILADELPHIA — Arlene Holt Baker, executive vice president of the AFL-CIO, speaking to a dense crowd of over 800 gathered on the north side of City Hall here, placed the importance of the health care struggle...
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Californians to top insurer: Stop denying our care!
September 26, 2009SAN FRANCISCO - "Big Insurance: Stop denying our care! Public option Now!" and "Big Insurance: Sick of it!" read the signs, as hundreds of protesters jammed into the small sidewalk space in front of Wellpoint/Anthem Blue...
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Obama: I will not waver in pursuit of Mideast peace
September 25, 2009“I will not waver in pursuit of peace” between Israelis and Palestinians, President Obama told world leaders at the United Nations today.“The time has come to re-launch negotiations — without preconditions — that address the permanent-status...
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Cuba prepares for UN resolution, U.S. renews blockade
September 24, 2009“Not even in a state of war, do international conventions allow a blockade of food and medicines,” Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriquez declared on Sept. 16. He was introducing reporters to a Cuban report to the...
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