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Economic stimulus protects Puget Sound’s environment
August 2, 2009BLYN, WA.—Marine wildlife lovers sliced a chocolate cake and toasted the Obama administration’s grant of $4.6 million in economic stimulus funds to hire 40 or more scuba divers to remove derelict fishing nets that have killed...
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Civil rights struggle not over, Urban League activists say
August 1, 2009CHICAGO – Thousands of African American activists, business leaders, elected and appointed officials, youth and civil rights advocates are convened here during the National Urban League’s (NUL) conference to discuss fighting for personal and community empowerment...
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Billionaires vs. the people in Connecticuts tax the rich fight
August 1, 2009HARTFORD, Conn. — Four limos filled with “billionaires” drove up to the steps of the Connecticut State Capitol yesterday to hold a “Thank you Governor Rell for NOT taxing the rich!” rally. The July 30 tongue-in-cheek...
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Professor Skip Gates, Sgt. James Crowley and me
July 31, 2009The second to the last time I was racially profiled was on 23rd Street and 11th Avenue in New York City. It was two summers ago. I had just completed a wonderful bike ride: the sun...
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A historic reintroduction
July 31, 2009The word is out. On Sept. 1, the Peoples World launches a brand new state-of-the art website for the recently re-emerged daily working-class Marxist press in United States. The new format has the potential of dramatically...
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