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Facing impasse and scandals, Japans premier resigns
September 21, 2007After his conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) suffered a crushing defeat in elections to Parliament’s upper house in late July, and after vowing to tough it out, Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe stunned the nation Sept....
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Greek elections show mounting discontent
September 21, 2007ATHENS, Greece — The Sept. 16 parliamentary elections here handed the conservative New Democracy Party a 4-percentage-point re-election victory over the liberal opposition PASOK party. New Democracy won 42 percent of the vote and PASOK got...
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Anti-abortion zealots descend on Aurora
September 21, 2007AURORA, Ill. — This large Chicago suburb is at the forefront of the latest round of reproductive health battles as the religious right attempts to undermine the opening of a new Planned Parenthood clinic. The clinic...
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Born in the USA, dont take our parents away
September 21, 2007WASHINGTON — Martin Andrade, 40, is a security officer from Chicago and is originally from Michoacan, Mexico. He has been living in the U.S. legally for almost 30 years. Two years ago, his wife and mother...
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NATIONAL CLIPS: Sept. 22
September 21, 2007WASHINGTON: Thousands march against the war MILWAUKEE: Workers jam park vs. crackdown on undocumented TUSCALOOSA, Ala.: School ‘resegregation’ plan protested TRENTON, N.J.: State sues over children’s health insurance
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