U.S.
Cheney blasted for blocking oil well safety valve
May 4, 2010Women who have spent their lives fighting oil company pollution and profiteering denounced Dick Cheney and the company he once headed for their role in the oil spill spreading across the Gulf of Mexico.
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California ballot initiatives mostly an assault on democracy
May 4, 2010Three of five propositions on the June 8 California primary ballot are an assault on the voting rights of the people, and on their pocketbooks.
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Movements and struggles to converge at next month’s U.S. Social Forum
May 3, 2010DETROIT - Thousands will come by bus, van, car, bike and foot to participate in the U.S. Social Forum here.
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Texas could become top Cuba trading partner
May 3, 2010The Port of Houston has gained permission for its container vessels to sail to Cuba, and the trade and jobs potential is big.
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Gulf disaster spurs questions on drilling, Halliburton
May 3, 2010With an estimated 25,000 barrels of crude oil gushing each day from BP's Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico, an environmental group called for an immediate halt to offshore drilling.
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