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Venezuelan women win action against sexist portrayals
September 15, 2011Venezuela has received a lot of criticism for the way it deals with media in the past, and these most recent actions promise to incite more criticism.
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Hyatt workers end weeklong strike with protest at ‘heat lamp hotel’
September 15, 2011Hundreds of striking workers concluded their strike yesterday with a picket and protest at the Park Hyatt, which won notoriety when management there turned heat lamps on striking workers in July.
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North Carolina: where homophobia is law
September 15, 2011"Being gay is an abomination. Gay people are going to Hell." That's what Rep. Marcus Brandon heard a speaker say at the House Rules Committee meeting
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Sharp rise in foreclosure notices
September 15, 2011Home foreclosures grew sharply in August, a marked 33 percent increase after slowing to a trickle over the last year, making it the sharpest rise in four years.
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Air Canada flight attendant vote to strike
September 15, 2011Flight attendants at Canada's largest airline overwhelmingly endorsed strike action on Sept 13 with results of the 10-day vote showing 5,175 ballots favoring a walkout.
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