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Venezuela cancels Haiti’s debt
January 27, 2010Hugo Chavez, announced this week that his country is canceling Haiti's debt for the purchase of Venezuelan oil.
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Witness at equal marriage trial: Opposition ‘grounded in prejudice’
January 27, 2010San Francisco's equal marriage trial, now in its third week, has been marked by moving testimony about the pain denial of marriage has inflicted on same-sex couples and their families.
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Jobless rate declared dire emergency
January 26, 2010WASHINGTON—Lawrence Mishel, president of the Economic Policy Institute told a Senate hearing Jan. 21 that unemployment is a "dire emergency" that requires federal action "on a scale that can make a difference."
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Democratize the Federal Reserve Bank
January 26, 2010Ben Bernanke should be replaced, and the Federal Reserve needs fixing to serve working people's needs.
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‘Tax the rich’ gaining support
January 26, 2010Seventy-three percent of Americans, including a majority of Republicans, like the idea of taxing those fat Wall Street bonuses.
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