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Obama 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...
Read moreDecisive week for Obama’s anti-crisis measures
February 11, 2009Washington, (Prensa Latina) This will be a decisive week for US President Barack Obama to have his controversial economic rescue plan approved and to tour the south of the United States.
Read moreOrganize for a green economy, Ellison tells participants in national conference
February 7, 2009WASHINGTON (PAI) -- Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., urged 2,000 delegates to the Good Jobs Green Jobs conference to build support in communities across the nation for a new, green economy.
Read moreRace to fill congressional seat draws wide attention
February 6, 2009CHICAGO — The special election to fill the congressional seat vacated by new White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel has generated widespread interest here. Nowhere was that more evident when over 550 people jammed into...
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