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Israel faces moment of truth over East Jerusalem
Mar15
Last Tuesday's announcement by the Israeli government that it will build 1,600 new housing units for Israelis in Palestinian East Jerusalem has unleashed an unparalleled furor.
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Health care reform poised to pass, 41 senators support public option
Mar15
The White House predicted today that the president's health care reform plan will pass the House this week and, in a related development, even the public option is looking like a very real possibility.
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Debate on FCC broadband plan includes closing digital divide
Mar15
The Federal Communications Commission is set to unveil a sweeping proposal tomorrow to overhaul the U.S. broadband policy in order to bring affordable, high-speed Internet connections to all Americans.
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“Ghostwriter” reveals heinous crimes
Mar15
According to reviewer Jim Lane, Roman Polanski does it again with "The Ghostwriter."
March For America
A progressive immigration reform that protects the rights of both immigrant and U.S. born workers is an essential step towards the resolution of the economic crisis. That's why tens of...
While golfers play, locked out workers picket
PLEASANTON, Calif. - Bright spring grass, gentle breezes, a tree-lined country road. It should have been an idyllic setting for the golfers fanning out across the fairways at Castlewood Country...
Women leaders call for urgent action on Illinois budget crisis
More than 200 women leaders call for a "sensible" tax rate to overcome budget crisis of "epic proportions."
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Criminal justice reform takes step forward
Small, but significant, victories are being made to reduce inequalities in criminal justice system.
Oakland residents demand action vs. banks
OAKLAND, Calif. - Fighting back tears, anger in his voice, Al Marshall recounted how his "kids were crying when the judgment came down" to abandon the home in which they...
Obama in Strongsville: It takes courage
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio -- Speaking to a boisterous crowd of 800 in suburban Cleveland here, President Barack Obama made an impassioned appeal for health care reform.
Double dip danger
What does the economic future hold? The commentators in business media are like fortune tellers, reading the future in a bunch of soggy tea leaves.
