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Michigan oil spill company had safety, corrosion problems
August 3, 2010The company that owns a ruptured pipeline that has spilled more than 1 million gallons of oil into Southwest Michigan's Kalamazoo River was cited at least 30 times for safety violations.
Read moreLolita Lebron, Puerto Rico independence leader, dies at 90
August 3, 2010Lolita Lebron, a Puerto Rican freedom fighter widely known as the mother of the island's independence movement, died Aug. 1 in San Juan at age 90.
Read moreReagan’s budget director calls GOP tax cuts delusional
August 2, 2010President Reagan's budget director, David Stockman, has slammed today's Republican Party for pushing to extend Bush-era tax cuts for the super-rich.
Read moreFrom Harvard to NBA, Jeremy Lin has record of “firsts”
August 2, 2010The first Asian American player is entering the NBA this season.
Read moreUnemployed tell their stories – online
August 2, 2010At the Unemployed Workers' Support Network and other Facebook pages, jobless workers tell their stories, and organize.
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