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Malawi blocks Madonna adoption effort
April 4, 2009Original source: A Malawi judge rejected Madonna's request to adopt a second child from the country on Friday because of a requirement that prospective parents live in the country for at least 18 months. The judgement...
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House, Senate approve Obamas budget with trillions for jobs, health care, education
April 4, 2009WASHINGTON — Congress handed President Obama another victory the night of April 2 approving nearly all the elements of his $3.5 trillion budget and clearing the way for sweeping health care, education, and clean energy reform....
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Workers call for hotel boycotts
April 4, 2009SAN FRANCISCO -- Their spirited chants could be heard blocks away as workers at the HEI Meridien hotel picketed their workplace April 1, urging a boycott of the facility until the hotel’s management recognizes their right...
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HSS nominee says health care overhaul cannot wait
April 4, 2009Original source: Katherine Sebelius, nominee to be the next Secretary for Health and Human Services, expressed support for swift congressional action on health care reform during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions hearing...
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The border’s ‘Agent Orange’ controversy
April 4, 2009Original source: In the Vietnam War, the United States sprayed vast tracts of land with the chemical defoliant Agent Orange as part of a counter-insurgency strategy aimed at removing forest cover for Viet Cong and North...
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