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Africa: Jubilee warns of another 1980s debt crisis
June 2, 2009JOHANNESBURG (IRIN) -- The Jubilee Debt Campaign is calling for an immediate US$400 billion debt cancellation for developing countries to avoid returning to a 1980s-style crisis. In the era of the 'credit crunch', where bail-outs and...
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In hard-times Flint, free clinic sets example for universal health care
June 2, 2009FLINT, Mich. — “It’s a sad story,” said Dr. Rima Kudish, as she talked about the devastating effect the economic crisis is having on residents of this city and the surrounding county. Kudish is executive director...
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NBC’s risky Conan O’Brien-Leno move
June 2, 2009When you come home every night during the week after a long day at work, after you prepare and eat dinner then eventually put the children to bed, what do you watch on television before and...
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Franken asks Minnesota Supreme Court for certification as senator
June 2, 2009Former Republican Sen. Norm Coleman appealed today to the Minnesota Supreme Court, asking it to throw out a unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel that his rival, Democrat Al Franken, defeated him by 312 votes last...
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Americas future requires strong mass movement, progressives declare
June 2, 2009This is the first of a series of on-the-spot reports from the America’s Future Now conference. Check back for more. WASHINGTON — Thousands of leading activists in progressive organizations have gathered in this city today for...
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