Opinion
Closing Guantanamo only a first step
February 12, 2009Two days after taking office, President Barack Obama announced that the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, would be closed by the end of this year at the latest. This step, which was acclaimed worldwide, is...
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News Analysis: U.S. financial stability plan fails to thaw market
February 11, 2009U.S. President Barack Obama's administration on Tuesday unveiled its long-expected reshaped financial rescue plan.
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People Before Profits: Falling off a cliff
February 10, 2009Last September, employment in the United States fell off a cliff. It is still falling. The economy had been losing jobs since the beginning of 2008, and the pace has been accelerating since the summer. Over...
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Whats it going to take to end corruption in Illinois?
February 10, 2009CHICAGO – Tainted by the dark cloud hovering over lawmakers here after the recent impeachment of former Governor Rod Blagojevich who allegedly tried to sell President Obama’s former U.S. Senate seat, many wonder if Illinois is...
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600,000 jobs lost: How bad does it have to get for Republicans to act?
February 7, 2009Original source: With today’s unemployment report showing nearly 600,000 jobs lost in January—worsening the U.S. unemployment rate from 7.2 percent to 7.6 percent—will obstructionist Republicans in Congress finally move the economic recovery bill?
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