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In California, budget drama grows
June 30, 2009SACRAMENTO, Calif. ― Tension is reaching new heights this week in California’s budget drama, with the state set to issue IOUs if the legislature and governor fail to pass a measure within days. The last week...
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Honduran people resist military coup
June 30, 2009Armed troops broke into the home of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, Sunday June 28th. They beat him and threatened his family, then put them onto an airplane bound for Costa Rica.
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Alleged extortionist arrested after giving cops personal bank account number
June 30, 2009A man was sentenced to 18 months in prison in Chongqing municipality in China on Friday, two years after he tried to blackmail police by threatening to plant bombs in public areas. Surnamed Tan, the man...
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A coup meant to silence the Honduran people
June 30, 2009Hours before there was to be a people’s survey to decide whether to have a fourth poll during the upcoming elections of Nov. 29, which would determine the possibility of calling a National Constituent Assembly of...
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Labor big outs himself
June 29, 2009Original source:Stuart Appelbaum, president of the New York City-based Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), in an exclusive interview, told Gay City News that his decision in May to openly affirm his gay identity within...
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