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U.N. revisits U.S. policies on racial profiling
July 3, 2009UNITED NATIONS, Jul 1 (IPS) - Millions of U.S. citizens continue to face discrimination at the hands of police and other law enforcement agencies just because they are not white, although the country's new leader in...
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Obama town hall: ‘Fix health care this year’
July 2, 2009Speaking to a town-hall meeting broadcast live on Twitter, Facebook and other social networks, President Obama called on the people to reject “scare tactics” and push for healthcare reform this year that includes a strong public...
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Congressional hearing looks into Wells Fargo predatory lending
July 2, 2009An epic legal showdown between Wells Fargo bank and the city of Baltimore will occur on Monday July 6 in the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Benson E. Legg. The city of Baltimore is suing the...
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Climate bill moves to Senate
July 2, 2009Coalitions of labor and environmental groups cheered the passage of the historic climate change legislation in the House last month. But the hard work for a similar bill in the Senate has just begun, they added....
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UFT, Green Dot sign pioneering contract for NYC charter school
July 2, 2009The nation’s preeminent charter school organization, Green Dot Public Schools, and its largest teacher union local, the United Federation of Teachers, signed an innovative and pioneering collective bargaining agreement on June 23 for Green Dot’s New...
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