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Workers in France rage over closure
April 23, 2009Original source: Bosses shut a car parts factory in northern France on Wednesday after employees, outraged over mass job losses, ransacked offices and destroyed equipment. On Tuesday, a French court rejected a motion brought by employees...
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Hundreds rally for health care reform
April 23, 2009CHICAGO -- Health Care for America Now and Citizen Action Illinois held a rally in support of President Barack Obama’s health care reform plan on April 18, at St. Augustine College here. William McNary, president of...
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Truth commission needed
April 23, 2009Truth commission needed Four secret Bush-era Justice Department memos and a 2008 Senate report, now made public, lay out in shocking detail the reckless lawlessness at the highest levels of the administration of President George W....
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Loud Earth Day call: ‘Give us green jobs’
April 23, 2009Illinois Greenpeace observed Earth Day by erecting six wind turbines on a bridge across Michigan Avenue in the “windy city” of Chicago. Nicole Granacki, Greenpeace Illinois field organizer, told the World the project “underscores the crucial...
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Things I wouldnt want written on my tombstone
April 23, 2009I sometimes entertain myself by listing things I don’t want written on my tombstone, such as, “There were other people who were worse,” or “Probably did more good than harm.” Now I add to that the...
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