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  • Historic local victory points the way forward

    Historic local victory points the way forward

    February 20, 2009 By Bob Patenaude

    RICHMOND, Calif. — Along with its historic national result, the 2008 election brought groundbreaking local victories, too — among them, passage of Measure T by this city’s voters. The measure, called by its supporters “A Fair...

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  • A-Rod refuses to call himself ‘cheater’

    A-Rod refuses to call himself ‘cheater’

    February 19, 2009

    New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez refused to call himself a cheater when addressing the media Tuesday for the first time since his admission of doping.

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  • Obama unveils four-step housing fix

    Obama unveils four-step housing fix

    February 19, 2009

    Up to 9 million families facing home foreclosure could see relief under President Barack Obama's newly unveiled housing plan announced Feb. 18 in Mesa, Arizona. The plan 'will give millions of families resigned to financial ruin...

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  • Obama economic plan signed into law

    Obama economic plan signed into law

    February 19, 2009 By Morning Star

    US President Barack Obama signed his hard-fought stimulus plan into law on Tuesday in the hope that the huge injection of public funds will cushion the collapsing US economy.

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  • Grand Rapids, Mich. eager for jobs, relief

    Grand Rapids, Mich. eager for jobs, relief

    February 18, 2009

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – When Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich.) voted twice against President Obama's economic stimulus package, he voted twice to kill approximately 7,500 jobs in his congressional district in and around Grand Rapids. The estimate...

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