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Calls grow for Israel-Hamas truce
March 6, 2008Calls are mounting for an end to the Israeli bombardment and lockdown of Gaza and for Israel-Hamas talks to end their armed confrontation. Egypt and other countries were reported to be working behind the scenes for...
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Speak out against Bushs new guest worker rules
March 5, 2008The United Farm Workers Union is asking all progressive people to object to the new rules for agricultural guest workers that the Bush administration is pushing. At the beginning of February, President George Bush announced new...
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Are Green PC’s available?
March 5, 2008EARTH TALK From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: As an online gamer, I spend a lot of time in front of my computer. What’s the environmental impact? And are “greener” PCs available? --...
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Cuba signs UN human rights pact
March 5, 2008Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque announced at a Feb. 28 press conference at UN headquarters in New York that he had just signed two human rights accords originally introduced in the world body in 1976....
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Okinawa rape provokes fury at role of U.S. base
March 5, 2008What would happen if there was a highly organized group of people in a U.S. state that was responsible for more than 100 crimes per year on average? What if a member of that group was...
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