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Educating Timothy Geithner: The Congressional Review Panel on Capitol Hill
April 24, 2009Original source: The American people worry about how their $590 billion in taxpayer money is being spent in the big bank bailout—and, on Capitol Hill today, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was told why. In his...
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Sudan violence revives: UN
April 24, 2009United Nations, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) The UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) said on Wednesday it was worried about the renewed tribal violence in the Sudanese southern region, especially in Yonglei state, where deaths and wounded...
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Cuba-US: Talking about talks
April 24, 2009HAVANA, Apr 22 (IPS) - Bolstered by international support for its demand for an end to the embargo, Cuba could sit down with the United States to talk about a number of matters of mutual interest...
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Union claims to thwart Walmarts stealth lay-off plans
April 24, 2009Trade union officials claim to have thwarted plans by retail giant Walmart to reassign or lay-off over a thousand middle managers at its more than 120 supercenters and other outlets in China, Xinhua reported on 21...
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Immigration reform advocates announce call-in actions
April 23, 2009WASHINGTON—As the nation nears the end of the first 100 days of the Obama administration, NCLR (National Council of La Raza) announced a five-day “Reflection and Action: A National Call-In for Immigration Reform.” From house call-in...
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