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Economy is key issue in Canadas elections
October 8, 2008VANCOUVER, British Columbia — With less than a week to go before Canada’s Oct. 14 federal elections, the country’s faltering economy has become an issue. The Conservative Party is claiming that Canada’s economy is on a...
Read moreOhio: Reclaim America
October 7, 2008COLUMBUS, Ohio — Twenty thousand excited voters turned out at the Ohio State University campus here Oct. 5 to hear Bruce Springsteen perform and call for people to register, vote and “take back our country.” It...
Read moreUnion leader Trumkas speech on racism goes viral
October 7, 2008More than 266,000 You Tube views and growing Union workers are among tens of thousands using You Tube to reach tens of thousands of others with a powerful message against the effects of racism in the...
Read moreHurricanes over Cuba, a month later
October 7, 2008Hurricanes Gustav and Ike raked Cuba Aug. 30 and Sept. 7-9, causing the country’s worst natural disaster in recorded history. Officials pegged losses at $5 billion, 10 percent of GDP. Some 200,000 people were left homeless,...
Read moreEcuador celebrates new constitution
October 4, 2008“Today Ecuador has decided on a new country.” — President Rafael Correa President Correa had promised to resign if voters failed to approve Ecuador’s new constitution in the Sept. 28 referendum. That evening celebrations filled city...
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