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Israels new right-wing leaders pose threat to Israel itself, critics say
April 15, 2009Israel’s new right-wing government headed by Benjamin Netanyahu and, in particular, statements by his far-right foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman, have raised considerable alarm, both within Israel and internationally.
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Why the Employee Free Choice Act is good for Black community
April 15, 2009Original source: Black Voice News Online http://www.blackvoicenews.com/content/view/43078/3/ The freedom to form and join unions is a fundamental right protected by our constitutional freedom of association, our nation’s labor laws, and international human rights laws, including the...
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Tax code widens gap between rich and rest of us
April 15, 2009All Republicans and 10 Democrats chose to make things worse WASHINGTON — The federal tax code has become increasingly unfair over the past 30 years, giving wealthy individuals more breaks than middle- and low-income Americans, according...
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Amazons epic failure
April 15, 2009I never thought I’d see the day when the children’s book Heather Has Two Mommies was considered more “adult” than Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds, but thanks to Amazon.com I have. In what the company has called...
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A first for N. America: A union contract at Wal-Mart
April 14, 2009Canadian workers at the Wal-Mart store in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec became the only Wal-Mart employees in North America to be covered by a union contract when an arbitrator April 8 ruled in their favor more than four...
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