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In political sex scandals, guys still rule
July 4, 2009Original source: (WOMENSENEWS)--Has anybody else noticed that most news stories about politicians' affairs aren't really about women? There are women in them, of course. There's the Wronged Wife, who is often portrayed as a victim in...
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Biden in Iraq to press ‘work needed to get our troops back
July 4, 2009Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq yesterday for meetings with Iraqi leaders and U.S. commanders. His visit comes just after most U.S. troops withdrew from Iraq’s cities and towns June 30, step one in a...
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Honduras coup protesters on day 6
July 4, 2009Tegucigalpa, Jul 3 (Prensa Latina) The Popular Resistance Front of Honduras continues demonstrating for the sixth consecutive day against the military coup and for the return of President Manuel Zelaya. 'We will fearlessly continue until the...
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Israel ‘committed war crimes in Gaza’
July 4, 2009Original source: Amnesty has accused the Israeli military of 'reckless conduct, disregard for civilian lives and a consistent failure to distinguish between military targets and civilians.' In the first in-depth report by a rights group on...
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Rhode Islanders declare independence from the insurance industry
July 3, 2009CRANSTON, R.I. — Health care providers, union leaders and advocates from across Rhode Island got the Fourth of July spirit going early. Gathering Thursday outside the state health insurance commissioner’s office here, they “declared independence from...
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