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Lawmakers push for Afghanistan pullout
June 11, 2010WASHINGTON - Progressive lawmakers see the administration's $33 billion supplemental funding request for the Afghanistan war as a chance to open debate on ending the war.
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Outrage at killings by Border Patrol on U.S.-Mexico border
June 11, 2010There is outrage in Mexico over the second killing of an unarmed Mexican citizen, in the space of a little more than a week, by the U.S. Border Patrol.
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Hyatt workers protest in San Francisco
June 11, 2010Some 400 workers at the Hyatt Regency hotel here held a three-day strike June 8-10.
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Students tell Senators, “Pass jobs bill, Dream Act!”
June 11, 2010Greg Cendana, president of the United States Student Association (USSA) touched off cheers at the America's Future Now conference with his impassioned demand that Congress pass a $100 billion jobs bill and the "Dream Act."
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Mural in Arizona town sparks racist remarks
June 11, 2010A local politician in Prescott, Ariz., who recently mocked an elementary mural featuring minority students was fired from his radio talk show and now faces a mounting recall campaign due to his remarks that critics say...
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