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Farewell Phil Stein, brave comrade
May 25, 2009Phil Stein passed away last month and there is an obituary to him in the New York Times. I knew Phil for many years and often met him and his wife Gertrude at events and rallies...
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MUSIC REVIEW Two giants of music, Bob Dylan & Steve Earle, release new CDs
May 25, 2009MusicREVIEWTogether Through Life By Bob Dylan Columbia Records Townes By Steve Earle New West Records Two music giants released record albums around May Day last month. While their ages are quite disparate by about 20 years...
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Communist elected to head Nepal government
May 24, 2009KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Lawmakers elected a communist party leader as Nepal's new prime minister on Saturday in a move aimed at ending weeks of political turmoil.
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COMMENTARY Amid losses, India’s left will grow stronger
May 24, 2009NEW DELHI -- While the Left parties here went from 61 seats to 25 seats in the parliamentary elections, their mood is upbeat. The coalition which includes CPI and CPI-M will continue the strategy of building...
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EDITORIAL Cost of anti-immigrant laws
May 24, 2009State after state, some 45 in all, continue to suffer major budget shortfalls due to increased costs of anti-immigrant “enforcement only” local laws. According to a report released last January by the National Employment Law Project,...
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