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Brazil hosts World Social Forum
January 29, 2009Brasilia, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) The ninth edition of the World Social Forum (WSF), to be run until February 1, is to start Tuesday with a long walk by more than 100,000 participants through Belen streets....
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UN greets Obamas actions on family planning
January 28, 2009New policy helps promote equality for women, girls UNITED NATIONS—After eight years of antagonistic relations between the world community and the far-right, ideologically driven family planning policies of the Bush administration, the U.S. is moving back...
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Climate change: Obama signals end to era of denial
January 28, 2009WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (IPS) - Environmental activists have hailed the first moves by U.S. President Barack Obama to reduce the country's greenhouse gas emissions by setting tough new fuel efficiency and pollution standards for the country's...
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Ohio rally hits Chamber of Commerce union-busting forum
January 28, 2009CHILLICOTHE, Ohio -- The Chamber of Commerce here got much more turnout for the anti-union seminar at the local country club than they expected, or wanted, for that matter. The Ross County Chamber had issued a...
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AFL-CIO sends ‘to-do’ ideas to Obama team
January 28, 2009WASHINGTON - Gathering ideas from unions, analyses and experts, the AFL-CIO sent a 16-page 'to do list' memo to the new Obama administration. The list submitted before the Democrat's inauguration, outlined a wide range of legislative...
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