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Ruling party embarrassed as voters join in boycott of Haiti election
April 22, 2009Original source: Results of Haiti's senate elections will probably not be known for over a week, despite a low turnout. Voting for 11 empty seats in the 30-member senate took place across the impoverished country on...
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Torture handbook ignites firestorm
April 22, 2009The recent release of Justice Department memos on torture indicate that the country is still in the grasp of the chillingly long nightmare created by George Bush, Dick Cheney and their administration.
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Controversial measures go to Calif. voters
April 22, 2009The other shoe is about to drop in California’s protracted and agonizing budget struggle, as voting by mail begins on six controversial measures launched during the endgame of 2009-2010 budget negotiations last February. For decades, negotiations...
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On Earth Day, AFL-CIO launches green initiative
April 22, 2009Original source: To celebrate Earth Day, the AFL-CIO, together with the leadership of its new Center for Green Jobs, announced a plan to reduce energy consumption, cut down waste and reduce the carbon footprint of its...
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Workers hold ‘lying’ bosses over plans to outsource factory jobs
April 22, 2009Original source: Workers at a French subsidiary of US firm Molex have detained two bosses in protest at plans to close the plant in south-east France. Molex Automotive announced in October they were planning to close...
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