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  • Death penalty losing favor arond the world

    Death penalty losing favor arond the world

    March 26, 2009

    WASHINGTON, Mar 24 (IPS) - Though most of the world is moving a step closer to the abolition of the death penalty, death sentences continue to be handed out in the hundreds around the globe, says...

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  • Pass the budget! Grassroots coalition demands action

    Pass the budget! Grassroots coalition demands action

    March 26, 2009

    WASHINGTON—President Obama appealed to the people to throw their support behind his first federal budget to help pull the country out of the deep economic crisis. Speaking at his second White House news conference the President...

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  • Abuse raises question about law for disabled workers

    Abuse raises question about law for disabled workers

    March 26, 2009

    Reposted from A scandal rocking an Iowa town of barely 250 has ballooned into a statewide story. But it has national implications. Last month, FBI agents, social services and health department officials in Iowa converged on...

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  • In tiny RI, jewelry workers fight mighty battle

    In tiny RI, jewelry workers fight mighty battle

    March 26, 2009 By Susan Webb

    EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Jobs with Justice has launched a national campaign for justice for 280 workers here who found their workplace padlocked with no warning two months ago.

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  • UN votes to continue Afghan aid mission

    UN votes to continue Afghan aid mission

    March 26, 2009

    Original source: The UN security council has voted unanimously to extend a mission in Afghanistan for a year to lead international civilian efforts to provide aid, promote reconstruction, combat corruption and help improve civilian-military co-operation. The...

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