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Russia communist leader slams ‘dirty’ local elections
March 4, 2009Original source: Russian communist leader Gennady Zyuganov slammed local elections on Sunday as 'the dirtiest in the last 15 years' after the ruling United Russia Party won an average 66 per cent of votes. The Communist...
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Economist: Encouraging family-friendly workplace policies
March 4, 2009This is a copy of Center for American Progress Action Fund Senior Economist Heather Boushey testimony before the House Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Workplace Protections. You can download the full testimony (pdf) For...
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World Baseball Classic brings together 16 nations
March 4, 2009For most, around this time of year, “March Madness” is all about college basketball and that’s totally cool. Really, college ball is for real. No doubt. Lots of props there. But for others like myself this...
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Florida springs into action for public education
March 4, 2009ORLANDO, Fla. -- “Make Our Schools a Priority” was the call from about 6,000 voices at a statewide education rally in here Feb. 28, the weekend before the legislative session begins in Tallahassee. President Andy Ford...
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Global downturn threatens poverty goal
March 4, 2009MANILA, 2 March 2009 (IRIN) - Vangie Kelseat joined the unemployed when the global financial crisis began taking its toll. After working 12 years at a car-seat cover manufacturing company in Manila, Kelseat was laid off...
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