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Voting rights advocates: reform needed
November 7, 2008Voting rights organizations had warned for months that thousands of voters across the country mighbe disenfranchised by problems related to anticipated high turnout or actions that lessened participation of specific groups of voters. While they focused...
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Mining for minerals fuels Congo conflict
November 7, 2008LONDON (AP) – The Democratic Republic of Congo has been in a ceaseless war for some 10 years with a mind-numbing toll: 5.5 million dead and 300,000 women raped. Some say the most recent conflict in...
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The other Colombia stirs
November 7, 2008“What was new was the breadth, extent, and depth of the protest, and above all the confluence of actors.” For analyst Raul Zibechi, the “other Colombia” was manifest in a wave of indigenous and workers’ protests...
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Economy fix cant wait until 1.20.09
November 7, 2008$700 billion bailout ‘like using a can of Red Bull and a candy bar’ As the economy continues crashing and as Congress readies for a special post-election Nov. 17 session at which it could pass a...
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Calif. the poster child for states economic woes
November 7, 2008As the nation’s economic crisis deepens, more states are struggling with huge and escalating budget gaps. Unless they receive substantial help soon from the federal government, many will be forced to make further cuts in health...
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