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  • Future of classical music has a Venezuelan beat

    Future of classical music has a Venezuelan beat

    April 11, 2009 By Teresa Albano

    CHICAGO — The internationally acclaimed Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela traveled to three cities in the United States this month, Washington, Chicago and Houston. And with this breath of fresh air from the South comes...

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  • Bulgarian steel workers rally grows into national protests

    Bulgarian steel workers rally grows into national protests

    April 11, 2009

    Reposted from www.novinite.com Teachers and doctors say they will join the persistent protests of Kremikovtzi steel mill workers, driven to despair by the economic situation in the country. The rallies will pile pressure on the Socialist-led...

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  • Editorial: Seeking a nuke-free world

    Editorial: Seeking a nuke-free world

    April 11, 2009

    President Obama told a crowd of 20,000 in Prague April 5 that the U.S., the only nation that has ever used nuclear weapons, has a “moral responsibility” to lead the way in seeking “the peace and...

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  • Editorial: In defense of equality

    Editorial: In defense of equality

    April 11, 2009

    All people who cherish liberty, justice and equality have something to celebrate after Iowa’s Supreme Court and Vermont’s Legislature added those states to the short list of places in America where gay marriage is recognized as...

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  • LETTERS Banks, pensions, G20, drugs, and more

    LETTERS Banks, pensions, G20, drugs, and more

    April 11, 2009

    Banks What to do with the banks? Turn them into credit unions!! Jo Forman Via e-mail Pension theft A recent article from Raw Story on how our pension money was shifted into stocks just before the...

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