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Ive Always Paid My Taxes
April 11, 2009Lyrics by Santa Cruz WILPF Raging Grannies; adapted by Sunny Armer of the NYC Metro RGs Tune: The Yellow Rose of Texas I’ve always paid my taxes, I paid them right on time, I never even...
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Obama team debates stance on Israeli attack threat
April 11, 2009WASHINGTON, (IPS) - A recent statement by the chief of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Gen. David Petraeus, that Israel may decide to attack Iranian nuclear sites has been followed by indications of a debate within...
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Rising unemployment hits minorities hard, could affect health care coverage too
April 11, 2009Original source: With unemployment rates for racial minorities exceeding the national average, minorities continue to be disproportionately affected by the economic downturn and overrepresented among the people who lack health insurance. In March, the White unemployment...
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Conflict threatens Ecuadors socialist government
April 11, 2009Prevailing opinion places Ecuador in company with Venezuela and Bolivia as exemplars of “socialism of the 21st century.” The three countries rely upon sub-soil natural resource extraction to fund social programs. Falling oil and natural gas...
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WORLD NOTES: Hungary, Afghanistan, Philippines, Canada, Colombia, Cuba
April 11, 2009Hungary: Economy fells prime minister Economic minister Gordon Bajnai is slated to succeed socialist party head Ferenc Gyurcsany as prime minister on April 14. Bajnai promised to strengthen austerity measures imposed by the minority government, despite...
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