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AH1N1 Swine Flu incidence reaches over 4000
May 12, 2009GENEVA, May 11 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization has confirmed so far 4,694 cases of people infected by the A (H1N1) virus in 30 nations. The health organization also reported 53 deaths, 48 of them...
Read moreLawmakers try to block new abuse photos
May 12, 2009NEW YORK, May 11 (IPS) - Civil libertarians are condemning a call by two influential U.S. senators for the White House to block the impending release of photographs showing detainees being abused by U.S. military personnel...
Read moreWhen will the anti-Cuban blockade end?
May 12, 2009President Obama last month removed Bush prohibitions on Cuban American visits to Cuba, also on money sent to families there. He promised dialogue. The State Department, however, once more designated Cuba as a terrorist nation. It...
Read moreLOL President Barack Obama delivers hilarious speech
May 11, 2009President Barack Obama gives his speech to the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, May 9, 2009.
Read moreThe progressive roots of Mother’s Day
May 11, 2009Today is the 101st anniversary of Mother's Day as we know it [May 10, 2009]. Over at Beliefnet, popular religion scholar Diana Butler Bass reminds us of the progressive origins of Mother's Day, which started with...
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