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Texas cities grapple with anti-gay bias among police
July 15, 2009Original source: Just weeks after a police raid on a gay club in one Texas city left a patron with life-threatening brain injuries, another Texas city is embroiled in controversy after gay men were kicked out...
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G-8 didnt do enough to address economic crises
July 15, 2009Original source: The leaders of the world’s top economies failed to adequately address the three major economic crises facing the world—unemployment, climate change and development, according to leaders of unions around the globe who had called...
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Main source of their income was us Colibri workers continue struggle
July 15, 2009PROVIDENCE, R.I. — David Correia and Alda Bonin were among a crowd of workers who jammed a tiny courtroom here last week, pressing a six-month struggle for pay and benefits they say are owed them.
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Could NL break ALs winning streak at All-Star game?
July 15, 2009Baseball fans nationwide are gearing up to watch their hometown bat-sluggers and small-ball players take the field tonight during the 80th Major League Baseball All-Star game. This year the St. Louis Cardinals will host the annual...
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Labor leaders push people’s agenda at White House meeting
July 15, 2009The nation’s top union leaders were at the White House yesterday pushing for a second stimulus package, a strong public option in the health care reform bill, and the Employee Free Choice Act. A top aide...
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