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  • U.S. appreciates JCP letter on elimination of nuclear weapons

    U.S. appreciates JCP letter on elimination of nuclear weapons

    May 26, 2009

    Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo on May 19 made public a letter he received from the U.S. government in response to his April 28 letter calling on U.S. President Obama to take the initiative for...

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  • Mississippi first student workers join Teamsters union

    Mississippi first student workers join Teamsters union

    May 26, 2009

    Original source: First student school bus drivers, monitors and mechanics in West Point, Mississippi, are now Teamster members, after an overwhelming 21-6 vote in favor of representation by Local 891 in Jackson. The workers united in...

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  • Swine flu cases appear in Egypt, Kuwait, UAE

    Swine flu cases appear in Egypt, Kuwait, UAE

    May 26, 2009

    DUBAI, 25 May 2009 (IRIN) - Confirmed cases of A(H1N1) influenza, commonly known as swine flu, have been reported in new countries in the Middle East. Hitherto only Israel had reported cases of the new influenza...

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  • Women created Memorial Day

    Women created Memorial Day

    May 26, 2009

    Original source: (WOMENSENEWS)--Much of women's history is missing from our public story. One more example; women were almost entirely responsible for the recognition of Memorial Day. Its origin was the Civil War and until recently, the...

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  • Memorial Day: You cant see change when its happening

    Memorial Day: You cant see change when its happening

    May 26, 2009 By Susan Webb

    Out walking with my dog this morning, down the street from the local Catholic college, we passed a couple of yards strewn with blue plastic beer cups, left over from a night of graduation celebrations. A...

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