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WORLDNOTES Equatorial Guinea, Australia, Afghanistan, UN, Guyana, Cuba
July 17, 2009Equatorial Guinea: Corporations, banks back corruption Oil money has been diverted to the ruling few while people languish “in poverty worse than in Afghanistan or Chad,” according to a Human Rights Watch report issued last week....
Read moreLETTERS Importance of standing up, coverage of N. Korea, Iran, Honduras, Health care for all
July 17, 2009Importance of standing up While I was sitting in the VA hospital waiting room, I struck up a conversation with an elderly lady. She explained to me that her husband was undergoing an extensive surgery and...
Read moreKeep Philly Cool; Open the Pools!
July 17, 2009PHILADELPHIA — A group of some 100 citizens of Philadelphia of different generations from communities across the city demonstrated at City Hall yesterday with a simple demand: “Open our pools!” Their signs and chants left little...
Read moreHate crimes law 10 years overdue, critics charge
July 17, 2009Legislation to protect victims of attack based on gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disabilities reached the Senate floor July 15 with a good chance of being signed into law. Current hate crimes law applies to...
Read moreHouse bill: Taxes the wealthy to keep America healthy
July 17, 2009The health care bill presented by the House leadership this week pays for the health insurance of the 20 percent of the people who cannot afford it with a surtax on the richest 1 percent. Nothing...
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