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Commentary: Time to get to work, Al!
July 2, 2009MINNEAPOLIS - During the campaign, Minnesota’s newest U.S. Senator, Al Franken, said he would be an elected official in the tradition of the man who once held his seat, the late Paul Wellstone. It’s a commitment...
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Brazil frees 28,000 from slave labor
July 2, 2009(Prensa Latina) More than 28,000 Brazilians have been rescued from conditions of modern slavery since 2003, according to figures of the Department of Work Inspection (STI) of the Ministry of Work and Employment, informed sources here....
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Israel threatens and boards Gaza aid ship
July 1, 2009Original source: Solidarity activists have called on Tel Aviv to 'call off their attack dogs' after commandos boarded their converted ferry and threatened to arrest them unless they turned back from Gaza. The Spirit of Humanity,...
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Franken wins, Coleman concedes
July 1, 2009Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced late Tuesday afternoon that he will certify the election of Democrat Al Franken to the U.S. Senate. The announcement was made 30 minutes after former Sen. Norm Coleman conceded. His concession...
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Pass fair and sensible Illinois budget, protestors say
July 1, 2009CHICAGO – On July 1 over one million people across Illinois will lose access to social services as state lawmakers here scramble to approve a “doomsday” budget, which contains major cuts up to 50 percent that...
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