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The 60th Senator puts workers first
July 11, 2009On his first day in office, July 7, Minnesota’s new Democratic senator, Al Franken, showed whose side he is on. He signed on to his first bill, the Employee Free Choice Act and, in so doing,...
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Chicago plays host to nations library leaders as library use soars
July 10, 2009CHICAGO — As job-seekers, families and students rely on free library resources, more than 25,000 library leaders and library supporters gather July 9 – 15 here to discuss the challenges facing U.S. libraries caused by increased...
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Depp fills big screen, yet plot shrinks it
July 10, 2009A film expert once told me that historic “period” movies are more about current events and context than they are about that historic time or character. So I was particularly excited to see “Public Enemies.” What...
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Summer reading
July 10, 2009This eclectic list of summer reading faves from People’s Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo readers and supporters was collected via e-mail and Facebook. Have other ideas? E-mail us ator contact us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/peoplesworld. “Can Capitalism Last? A...
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WORLDNOTES: Argentina, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe, Gaza, Thailand, Puerto Rico
July 10, 2009Argentina: Elections mirror economic stresses In parliamentary elections June 28 the center-left Peronist bloc headed by President Cristina Fernandez and former president Nestor Kirchner lost congressional majorities. Voting in Buenos Aires Province, home to 40 percent...
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