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Unions press Senate to back stimulus bill
February 4, 2009Reposted from Workday Minnesota WASHINGTON - Unions and their allies, working both through ground troops and over the air, are pushing senators of both parties to approve the giant economic stimulus bill now moving through Congress.
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Working families need jobs; Senate Republicans want tax cuts for wealthy
February 4, 2009Original source: With the nation’s economy sinking deeper and deeper into recession and more and more workers losing their jobs, Senate Republicans are playing a partisan game of ideological chicken over President Obama’s economic recovery package....
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55 dead in US snow storms
February 4, 2009Washington, (Prensa Latina) At least 55 people died victims of snow storms hitting the northeast region of US more than a week ago, local authorities reported Tuesday.
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Colombian hostages released, peace hopes raised
February 4, 2009In December, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signaled its intention to release six prisoners. The guerrillas brought the prisoners to a clearing in Caquetá Department on Feb. 1. The three policemen and one soldier...
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US recession to hit Mexico hard
February 4, 2009Mexico, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) The US economic recession will strongly affect the Mexican economy, with its main sectors already hit by the world finance crisis, according to predictions. Official figures note that 84 percent of...
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