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Ex-Union Carbide boss wanted by Indian court
August 5, 2009Original source: An Indian court has issued a new arrest warrant for the man who ran Union Carbide at the time of the horrific 1984 factory gas leak in Bhopal. On Friday, in response to a...
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Immigration detention system violates civil rights
August 5, 2009Original source: Over the past two decades, the U.S. immigrant detention system has fractured, exposing people to unjustified detainment and frequent violations of their civil and human rights. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) currently...
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Health insurance companies send me birthday greetings so why I am nervous?
August 5, 2009I'm turning 65 soon and the only people who have sent me birthday greetings so far are private, for-profit health insurance companies. While I have yet to receive a single card from any friend or family...
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Chicago debate team experience builds community leaders
August 4, 2009“Walk the street into history with us, get off the sidewalk,” Dolores Huerta, farm worker rights activist once said. Huerta’s words of wisdom were put into action when 122 young leaders participated in the National Hispanic...
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The ongoing danger of nuclear war
August 4, 2009Original source: History News Network This August, when hundreds of Hiroshima Day vigils and related antinuclear activities occur around the United States, many Americans will wonder at their relevance. After all, the nuclear danger that characterized...
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