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Cubas Internet access cramped by U.S. blockade
February 23, 2007The U.S. blockade’s effect on Cuba’s access to the Internet was a topic earlier this month as some 1,650 participants from 58 countries participated in Cuba’s 12th Information Technology Fair, held in Havana, Feb. 12-16. The...
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Dr. King showed worker rights are civil rights
February 23, 2007The following is excerpted from the remarks of Roger Toussaint, president of New York City’s Transport Workers Union Local 100, on the occasion of its Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemoration, Jan. 15.Today is a special...
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NATIONAL CLIPS
February 23, 2007CARSON CITY, Nev.: Do the right thing for homeless Tents and cardboard shelters sprouted up on the lot next to the state’s Legislative Building, Feb. 18, as over 200 homeless people, advocates, religious leaders and three...
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Inequality, poverty threaten democracy, group says
February 23, 2007HOUSTON — There’s a new coalition in town. Convened to discuss the devastating impact of President Bush’s budget proposals, the city’s progressive, religious, labor and civil rights organizations and elected officials announced the formation of “Coalition...
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States mull privatizing lotteries
February 23, 2007NewsAnalysis Texas Gov. Rick Perry has raised the public’s eyebrows once again. Perry’s staffers have been cooking up a scheme for six months with former Sen. Phil Gramm to sell the state’s lottery. The Austin American...
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