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China ‘concerned’ about US Treasury holdings
March 14, 2009Original source: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao warned the US on Friday to protect China's massive loans to the US Treasury. Mr Wen noted that Beijing is the biggest foreign creditor to the US and called on...
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Opinion: Lou Dobbs goes loco
March 14, 2009CNN Host Claims Hispanic Business Group Interested in “Mexico’s Export of Drugs and Illegal Aliens to the United States” Washington, DC — Is anti-immigrant rabble-rouser and CNN loudmouth Lou Dobbs losing his marbles? At a minimum,...
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India communists launch ‘third front’ alliance
March 14, 2009Original source: Indian Communist and regional parties announced an alliance on Thursday aimed at winning national elections which begin next month. The alliance, known as the 'third front,' is positioning itself as an alternative to the...
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California could lose billions for jobless, if lawmakers don’t act quickly, labor warns
March 14, 2009Simple changes in state legislation can bring billions in federal funds to bolster unemployment benefits, the California Labor Federation says. But speedy action is vital, with unemployment at 10.1 percent in California, and benefits for tens...
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Workers welcome Free Choice Act
March 14, 2009SAN FRANCISCO — “Celebration” was the watchword as over 250 unionists and supporters gathered for a noontime rally at the Federal Building March 9 to mark the impending introduction into Congress of the Employee Free Choice...
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