International
International Day of Climate Action
October 27, 2009350.org, founded by author and activist Bill McKibben, sponsored over 5,200 events in 181 countries on Oct. 24.
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Honduran freedom fighter seeks American allies
October 26, 2009Dr. Luther Castillo, Communications Secretary for the Committee to Oppose the Coup d'etat in Honduras, spoke recently at a meeting held in the Honduran immigrant community in Plano, Texas, on October 17. Castillo responded to a...
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World Notes: Chile, UK, Gilbraltar, UN, Afghanistan, Cuba
October 23, 2009Chile and indigenous rights; UK and privatization; United Nations and food aid; Gibraltar and worker rights; Afghanistan and stress; Cuba and children.
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We should learn from Cuba says New Orleans mayor
October 22, 2009When it comes to hurricane disaster response New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, during his recent six-day trip to Cuba, said the U.S. should learn from the socialist island. Nagin acknowledged Cuba does “a much better job...
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War for oil? T. Boone Pickens thinks so
October 22, 2009U.S. companies are entitled to Iraq's oil, oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens told a congressional committee Oct. 21.
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