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Hunger drives man to jail
June 26, 2009BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhuanet) -- A jobless Taiwanese national stole a box of cotton swabs to get arrested again and have free lunch in jail. Tsou Hao-lan from Taipei first stole a pair of shoes Sunday....
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Iraq violence seen as effort to derail pullout
June 26, 2009A string of deadly bombings has hit Baghdad and other areas as the U.S. prepares to pull out of Iraqi cities and towns next week.
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Unions on the march in D.C. for universal health care
June 26, 2009WASHINGTON – Thousands of union members and their allies are marching today in the nation’s capital, demanding universal, quality, affordable health care. They are highlighting two special demands – that the plan include a strong public...
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UN details morphing drug markets
June 26, 2009United Nations, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime reported Wednesday on the reduction of the markets of opium, cocaine and marijuana and the expansion of the consumption of amphetamines and...
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Supreme Court makes it harder for older workers to prove discrimination
June 26, 2009Original source: Last week, in a 5-to-4 decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., the Supreme Court made it harder for employees to win age discrimination lawsuits. The lawsuit was brought by Jack Gross, a...
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