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Obama unveils four-step housing fix
February 19, 2009Up to 9 million families facing home foreclosure could see relief under President Barack Obama's newly unveiled housing plan announced Feb. 18 in Mesa, Arizona. The plan 'will give millions of families resigned to financial ruin...
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Toyota to suspend domestic output
February 19, 2009Original source: Japanese carmaker Toyota announced on Wednesday that it plans to suspend domestic output in April, a day after US corporation General Motors revealed that it is to slash 47,000 jobs worldwide. The latest cuts...
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Dresden tremors still felt 64 years later
February 19, 2009DRESDEN — A large-scale anti-fascist action Feb. 13 ended with brutal violence here. Feb. 13 has, for years, been a day of solemn ceremonies in this city on the Elbe, the capital of Saxony. It marks...
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Priest races to brothel’s rescue
February 19, 2009A London brothel fighting closure by the authorities invited an unlikely witness to give evidence on its behalf on Tuesday - the local priest. Reverend David Gilmore, the rector of Soho, spoke at a hearing at...
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20,000 telecom workers set to strike, and more bargaining news
February 19, 2009Original source: Some 20,000 telecommunications workers at AT&T are set to strike, and more updates here from the “Bargaining Digest Weekly.” The AFL-CIO Collective Bargaining Department delivers daily, bargaining-related news and research resources to more than...
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