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Judith Krug, librarian, tireless advocate for First Amendment rights, dies
April 18, 2009CHICAGO — Judith Fingeret Krug, 69, the long-time director of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) and executive director of the Freedom to Read Foundation, who fought censorship on behalf of the...
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Pete Seeger: 90 years of song and struggle
April 18, 2009Born 90 years ago this May 3, Pete Seeger has been a tireless performer of topical song and a champion of global folklore, focusing his strongest efforts on that which was created by, for and about,...
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Obama admin. announces funding for ‘smart grid’
April 17, 2009As part the economic stimulus package, Vice President Joe Biden unveiled a $4 billion plan today in Jefferson City, Missouri to fund the construction of a new 'smart' electrical grid. The Vice President spoke at a...
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Obama outlines pro-worker tax policy, slams right-wing scare tactics
April 17, 2009While right-wingers tried to resuscitate their discredited movement with Fox-amplified anti-tax “tea party” protests yesterday, President Obama outlined a set of strongly pro-working-class tax reform initiatives.
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Single-payer health care could save $400 billion per year, advocates say
April 17, 2009CHICAGO – Health care activists rallied here to express their concern that the big hospital, insurance and pharmaceutical companies were “marginalizing” the single payer option in the discussion on health care reform currently before Congress. The...
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