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Citgo to distribute energy efficient lightbulbs
July 16, 2008WASHINGTON, 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...
Read morePalestinians hit by food and water crises
July 16, 2008Three 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....
Read moreIrelands No vote challenges pro-business pact
July 16, 2008The 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...
Read moreTeachers union rolls out new vision for Americas schools
July 16, 2008Three 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...
Read moreMove beyond testing, punishing, NEA leader says
July 16, 2008The 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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