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Financial crisis no reason to drop immigration reform
February 12, 2009Immigrants in the United States, as well as activists supporting immigrant workers’ rights, are wondering what the impact of the financial crisis will be on immigration, and on efforts to get a better deal for immigrant...
Read moreSan Diego school board offers apology to folk icon Seeger
February 12, 2009(AP) -- Nearly a half century ago, amid suspicion and fears of McCarthyism, folk singer Pete Seeger faced an ultimatum from the San Diego school district: Sign an oath against Communism or cancel a concert he...
Read more‘Time for talk has passed,’ Obama continues campaign for recovery
February 12, 2009President Obama continued to hammer away on the need for speedy passage of the economic stimulus package Tuesday, Feb. 11, after visiting a construction site in Springfield, Virginia. In his remarks there, Obama chastised Congress for...
Read moreObama administration unveils new financial bailout package
February 11, 2009The Obama administration Tuesday morning unveiled a new financial bailout package that could top 1.5 trillion dollars to restore the U.S. ailing financial system.
Read moreAdvocacy groups fear new wave of homeless
February 11, 2009ATLANTA, Georgia, 5 Feb (IPS) - Homeless advocates in the United States say if the new Congress and the Barack Obama administration do nothing, many more low-income people already teetering on the brink could end up...
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