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US gets 60 per cent stake in carmaker
June 3, 2009Original source: General Motors have filed for bankruptcy, giving the US government a majority ownership stake in the century-old corporation. It is the largest industrial bankruptcy in US history and the third-largest overall, after Lehman Brothers...
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In hard-times Flint, free clinic sets example for universal health care
June 2, 2009FLINT, Mich. — “It’s a sad story,” said Dr. Rima Kudish, as she talked about the devastating effect the economic crisis is having on residents of this city and the surrounding county. Kudish is executive director...
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Franken asks Minnesota Supreme Court for certification as senator
June 2, 2009Former Republican Sen. Norm Coleman appealed today to the Minnesota Supreme Court, asking it to throw out a unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel that his rival, Democrat Al Franken, defeated him by 312 votes last...
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Americas future requires strong mass movement, progressives declare
June 2, 2009This is the first of a series of on-the-spot reports from the America’s Future Now conference. Check back for more. WASHINGTON — Thousands of leading activists in progressive organizations have gathered in this city today for...
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Chavez: Under socialism ownership is legal
June 2, 2009CARACAS, June 1 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced a smear campaign aimed at distorting the course of social justice in the process of changes he has led since 1999. The president warned in his...
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