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Thousands rally against Illinois budget cuts
June 19, 2009CHICAGO – In a massive midday turnout, thousands of children, students, parents and leading advocates of state and citywide organizations that provide badly needed human services to working families and low-income communities here protested at the...
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WORLDNOTES – Italy, Philippines, Global, Lebanon, Nicaragua, Cuba
June 19, 2009Italy: Gaddafi visit, a first During his first visit to Italy, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi lauded Italy’s acknowledgment of crimes during colonial times. Italy occupied Libya from 1911 until World War II. Last year Italy, which...
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Letters: Union-busting, Guantanamo Bay, Co-op not the same
June 19, 2009It’s still union-busting When a union becomes very strong, the powers that be look for a way to be completely rid of it. The United Packinghouse Workers was very strong in the Chicago stockyards and other...
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New Yorkers oppose JROTC funding
June 19, 2009On June 9 on the steps of New York City Hall, members of Military Families Speak Out, Code Pink and Granny Peace Brigade initiated an effort to delete $2 million from the city budget that is...
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Bankers dig in against Obama regulations
June 19, 2009The ink isn’t dry on President Obama’s plan to protect consumers from financial predators and toughen regulation of Wall Street yet already the bankers are digging in to stop any real change. Edward Yingling, chief executive...
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