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June 22, 2007Afghan death toll The most recent AP report on U.S. casualties in Afghan war indicates the deaths stand at 333 (as of June 7). The civilian casualties from January this year through June have been reported...
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Nations first Green Jobs Corps poised for launch
June 22, 2007OAKLAND, Calif. — With City Council approval of $250,000 in seed money expected this week, Oakland is poised to launch the nation’s first Green Jobs Corps program to train young people with limited job prospects for...
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NATIONAL CLIPS
June 22, 2007ARROWSIC, Maine: Town meeting adopts antiwar stance The town meeting is a democratic assembly unique to the New England region that brings voters together to determine the direction of their community for a year. Their decisions...
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Sicko energizes health care debate
June 22, 2007Even before it officially opens in thousands of theaters across the country on June 29, Michael Moore’s latest documentary “Sicko” is already impacting the national health care debate. Over 1,000 nurses and supporters braved sweltering heat...
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Labor applies Capitol Hill heat for worker rights
June 22, 2007WASHINGTON — No matter how hot and sweaty it got here June 19, support for the Employee Free Choice Act was hotter. Some 3,000 union members and allies rallied on Capitol Hill for the most radical...
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