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Cook County sheriff refuses to foreclose as housing crisis deepens
October 20, 2010In a dramatic expression of public anger at the growing foreclosure crisis Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart yesterday refused to enforce foreclosures issued by big banks.
Read moreToo fat to fight
October 20, 2010Science Daily reported recently on new analysis by Cornell University has uncovered a major threat to U.S. national security.
Read moreDutch probe company over Israeli wall, settlement construction
October 20, 2010Dutch prosecutors are deciding whether to prosecute company executives on charges of violating international law for their role in construction of the Israeli separation wall and settlements.
Read moreUrzúa, miner number 33
October 19, 2010Chilean miner #33, Luis Urzúa, the leader of the entrapped group, embodies Chile's history from Allende to Pinochet to now with working-class dignity and tenacious faith in his fellow miners and humankind.
Read moreAmnesty urges Cuban Five case review
October 19, 2010Human rights group, Amnesty International, issued a call to U.S. officials to review the case of the Cuban Five, citing serious violations of the prisoners' rights.
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