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U.S. economic policy faces a defiant planet
April 7, 2009Original source: As President Obama begins his first European tour this week, starting with the G20 economic summit, he’s finding that much of the rest of the world has suddenly become quite uppity. If all goes...
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Antarctic ice bridge shatters, ice shelf the size of Connecticut could be next
April 7, 2009Dramatic message to polar summit Mother Nature sent a dramatic message to a global summit on the Arctic and Antarctic that opened this morning in Baltimore: On Saturday, an ice bridge that is believed to hold...
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A trillion dollars for the banks: How about a second opinion?
April 7, 2009Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner wants to have the government lend up to a trillion dollars to hedge funds, private equity, funds and the banks themselves to clear their books of toxic assets. The plan implies a...
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Obama calls for partnership with the Islamic world
April 7, 2009In yet another sharp break with the way things were done during the Bush years, President Obama, speaking to the Turkish Parliament Apr. 6, declared, “The United States is not at war with Islam” and called...
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Maine Sister City celebration explores Cuba-Africa liberation links
April 7, 2009A highlight of this year’s Cuba Week celebration by the Brunswick-Trinidad (Cuba) Sister City Association was the visit of Canadian academic and Cuba activist Isaac Saney, who lectured at area colleges and previewed his documentary film,...
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