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New hope blooms for Colombia prisoner exchange
January 20, 2008The gratitude two liberated Colombian hostages displayed as they set foot on Venezuelan soil raised hopes that the long sought-goal of humanitarian prisoner exchange in Colombia might gain new life. Clara Rojas, a 44-year-old lawyer, former...
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At Rev. King gathering in Memphis: unions launch drive to win in ’08
January 20, 2008MEMPHIS, Tenn. – One thousand leaders of the nation’s labor movement, gathered here for the AFL-CIO’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observance, launched a drive Jan. 18 to “take back the country” in the...
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Israelis, Palestinians to protest Gaza blockade, call for peace
January 20, 2008As Israel continues a military assault on Gaza, and rockets from Gaza terrify the bordering Israeli village of Sderot, Israeli peace advocates are organizing a relief convoy and peace demonstration, Jan. 26, at a Gaza border...
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Tasini’s take on directors’ contract
January 20, 2008Not surprisingly, the Directors Guild of America has struck a tentative deal with Big Media. The DGA has always been perceived as more producer-friendly in the business because many of the heavy-weight directors are producers themselves...
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Barry Bonds, George Mitchell and steroids
January 19, 2008Barry Bonds’ alleged use of performance enhancers goes all the way back to 1997, when some suggest he first used Androstenedione (Andro)—a testosterone producing hormone that has been known to dramatically increase lean muscle mass. Andro...
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