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Afghan war vet tells Congress rethink sending troops there
April 24, 2009WASHINGTON -- Afghan war veteran and retired Marine Corporal Rick Reyes testified before U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on his opposition on the war in Afghanistan. Reyes served as part of the first deployment to...
Read moreWhat Bolivian democracy looks like
April 24, 2009Noam Chomsky recently praised Bolivia as “probably the most democratic country in the world.” (Democracy Now, April 13.) “Huge, popular, mass organizations of the most repressed population in the hemisphere [have] entered the political arena [and]...
Read moreYouth urge Congress to pass budget: Put Americas future first
April 24, 2009National youth and campus groups participated in a nationwide call-in April 21 urging Congress to move quickly and pass a progressive budget that would support increased college access and affordability, green jobs and expanded healthcare coverage...
Read moreAT&T announces $3.2 billion profit, continues stalling in contract talks
April 24, 2009CHICAGO - While announcing a $3.2 billion quarterly profit April 22, AT&T officials remained silent about their intransigence in ongoing contract negotiations with the Communications Workers of America union that involve 100,000 workers in the company’s...
Read moreCase alleging discrimination against whites in employment reaches Supreme Court
April 24, 2009Original source: The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Ricci v. DeStefano, a race discrimination lawsuit against the city of New Haven, Connecticut, by White and Latino firefighters who claim that the city's decision not to...
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