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Landmines threaten 2.7 million Iraqis, official says
April 8, 2009BAGHDAD — The general director of the Iraqi Environment Ministry’s landmines department said Saturday that there are 25 million landmines occupying 1,700 kilometers of Iraqi soil, which in turn threatens 2,117 civilian communities, where 2.7 million...
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NM insurance industry once more foils the will of the people
April 7, 2009Despite the fact that the NM Health Securities Act is the only universal health care proposal in New Mexico that has the support of 144 organizations, spanning 31 counties and cities, the health insurance industry was...
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Real debate urged on health care
April 7, 2009Los Angeles-- The White House convened the last of five forums on healthcare here April 6 with demands growing both inside and outside for enactment by Congress of a federally-run, universal health care system free of...
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Should Chicago host the 2016 Summer Games?
April 7, 2009CHICAGO – For the last several days, 13 members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have been touring this city and getting to know its landscape. Chicago is being evaluated as the potential host city for...
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World protests grow against capitalist crisis and war
April 7, 2009Beginning on Saturday 28 March in London and Berlin, and culminating in mass protests around the world on 4 April millions of working people and peace activists mobilized to express their rage at the deepening capitalist...
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