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  • Mandela reaches 91st birthday

    Mandela reaches 91st birthday

    July 20, 2009

    Original source: Nelson Mandela's supporters have celebrated the anti-apartheid icon's 91st birthday yesterday by emulating him with good deeds. Mr Mandela had called on people to spend time doing good on the first Mandela Day, which...

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  • VIDEO Walter Cronkite on 9/11

    VIDEO Walter Cronkite on 9/11

    July 20, 2009 By Teresa Albano

    Walter Cronkite interviewed on David Letterman days after Sept. 11, 2001. Cronkite is prophetic, a thoughtful American.

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  • Urging Congress to take action on Honduras, what you can do

    Urging Congress to take action on Honduras, what you can do

    July 19, 2009

    The situation in Honduras may be coming to a head, as today is what may be the last mediation session in Costa Rica. The people on the streets of Honduras are staying strong and mobilized in...

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  • Reactions from Ghana on Obama visit

    Reactions from Ghana on Obama visit

    July 19, 2009

    ACCRA, Ghana -- Nearly one week after President Barack Obama’s visit to Ghana, a sense of excitement and expectation remains in the air here. This past Monday, July 13, a day after Obama’s weekend visit, the...

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  • Homelessness increases among families

    Homelessness increases among families

    July 19, 2009

    Original source: The number of homeless families who spend some time in a shelter increased by 9 percent from 2007 to 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) annual report on...

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