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Tell Senate to confirm Solis as labor secretary
February 12, 2009From Communication Workers of America e-Activist Network The Senate is about to vote on the nomination of Rep. Hilda Solis for Secretary of Labor. Rep. Solis has been a long-time champion of worker's rights, and she'll...
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Obama administration unveils new financial bailout package
February 11, 2009The Obama administration Tuesday morning unveiled a new financial bailout package that could top 1.5 trillion dollars to restore the U.S. ailing financial system.
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Biotech industry accused of masking decline in GM crops
February 11, 2009Campaingers accused the biotech industry on Tuesday of using misleading figures to mask declining cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops in Europe.
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US Senate oks Obama plan
February 11, 2009Washington, (Prensa Latina) The US Senate voted 61 to 37 to approve a federal anti-crisis rescue plan Tuesday, proposed by President Barack Obama valued at $838 million. In the final vote, three moderate Republicans joined the...
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Exit polls predict Tzipi Livni win in Israeli election
February 11, 2009Reposted from The Guardian, guardian.co.uk Tzipi Livni's Kadima party leads Binyamin Netanyahu's Likud party by two seats, according to polls Israeli elections tonight produced the tightest of races with early television exit polls putting Tzipi Livni,...
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