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  • American Idol helps me dream big

    American Idol helps me dream big

    March 31, 2009

    There is just something about watching live singing competitions on national television that gets you hooked. American Idol this year has me tuning in week after week. As a guy who loves sports and watching my...

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  • 100,000 voters sign pledges backing Obama 2010 budget

    100,000 voters sign pledges backing Obama 2010 budget

    March 31, 2009

    WASHINGTON—Organizing for America (OFA) volunteers went door-to-door in all 50 states March 28 and collected more than 100,000 signatures on pledges of support for President Obama’s 2010 Budget. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Maggie Flanigan,...

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  • Clashes erupt in Iraq over Sunni paramilitaries

    Clashes erupt in Iraq over Sunni paramilitaries

    March 31, 2009 By Susan Webb

    While violent clashes took place in Baghdad between Sunni “Sons of Iraq” leaders and Iraqi government forces over the weekend, some former Baathists are involved in secret talks with the government, Iraqi sources report.

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  • Caribbean strikes win peoples victories

    Caribbean strikes win peoples victories

    March 31, 2009 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

    Labor militancy and popular mobilization in Martinique and Guadeloupe led to strike settlements last month remarkable for wide-ranging, decisive benefits for racially oppressed working people. Victories there occurred amidst a wave of protests elsewhere, especially in...

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  • COMMENTARY: Textbooks on the front lines  our minds are the prize

    COMMENTARY: Textbooks on the front lines our minds are the prize

    March 31, 2009

    Throughout written history, two giants have wrestled to ultimate death with our minds as the prize. One adds stealth and cunning to his incredible strength, but the other is slightly the victor, despite general indifference. The...

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