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Resurrection of Intolerance
April 15, 2009The fanatic right-wing, after taking a few days off to catch their breath, is back again with a vengeance. Name anything that President Obama is doing, and this broken wing will try to slap it down,...
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Educate or die tour urges federal help to stop gun violence
April 15, 2009CHICAGO – Leaders in the African American community here are tired of the senseless violence wreaking havoc in the streets due to gun violence and are calling on President Obama and the federal government to help...
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Minnesota voters: Give us our senator
April 15, 2009Minnesota voters: ‘Give us our senator’ By Tim Wheeler Labor, peace and justice leaders in Minnesota hailed yesterday’s ruling by a three-judge panel that Democrat Al Franken won last fall’s race for the U.S. Senate, defeating...
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Tax code widens gap between rich and rest of us
April 15, 2009All Republicans and 10 Democrats chose to make things worse WASHINGTON — The federal tax code has become increasingly unfair over the past 30 years, giving wealthy individuals more breaks than middle- and low-income Americans, according...
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Thousands rally for public takeover of big banks
April 14, 2009Thousands of protests staged 60 rallies and vigils across the nation, April 11, to demand nationalization of the banks, many still insolvent despite hundreds of billions in taxpayer bailouts. The actions were organized by the online...
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