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  • Citgo to distribute energy efficient lightbulbs

    Citgo to distribute energy efficient lightbulbs

    July 16, 2008

    WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Former Congressman Joe Kennedy, Venezuelan ambassador Ricardo Alvarez and Citgo President Alejandro Grarado kicked off the second phase of the Venezuela-Citgo Community Assistance program at the home of Shirley and Claude Braxton. Through...

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  • Palestinians hit by food and water crises

    Palestinians hit by food and water crises

    July 16, 2008

    Three United Nations agencies have warned of a decline in Palestinian living standards, with a new report showing that high food prices and falling incomes are forcing families to manage with less and lower quality food....

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  • Irelands No vote challenges pro-business pact

    Irelands No vote challenges pro-business pact

    July 16, 2008

    The people of Ireland voted resoundingly against the Lisbon Treaty in a popular referendum vote June 13. The vote was 53.4 percent “No.” Opponents of the pact said the vote demonstrated the strong will of the...

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  • Teachers union rolls out new vision for Americas schools

    Teachers union rolls out new vision for Americas schools

    July 16, 2008

    Three women elected to lead 1.4-million-member union CHICAGO — “Can you imagine a federal law that promoted community schools — schools that serve the neediest children by bringing together under one roof all the services and...

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  • Move beyond testing, punishing, NEA leader says

    Move beyond testing, punishing, NEA leader says

    July 16, 2008 By A.S. Mahdi Ibn-Ziyad

    The nation’s capital played host to over 10,000 elected delegates of the National Education Association’s 87th annual representative assembly July 1-6. Teachers, educational support and administrative personnel were joined by thousands of other allied professionals and...

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