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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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Goldman Sachs seeks to silence critical Fla. blogger
April 17, 2009Original source: Mike Morgan, a registered investment advisor in Florida's Jensen Beach community, is angry over the role the investment bank Goldman Sachs and its executives played in the current global economic crisis while collecting more...
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