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$5 billion in contributions bought Wall street freedom from regulation, report finds
March 11, 2009The financial sector invested more than $5 billion in political influence purchasing in Washington over the past decade, with as many as 3,000 lobbyists winning deregulation and other policy decisions that led directly to the current...
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Winfrey to air domestic violence show
March 10, 2009Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey said she will do a show about dating violence this week. She is sad over the fact that 19-year-old R&B star Chris Brown was allegedly assaulted Rihanna, a 21-year-old Barbadian singer...
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Survey finds Christianity on the decline — even in the South
March 10, 2009Original source: Survey finds Christianity on the decline -- even in the South Christian faith still flourishes in the Bible Belt -- but there, like elsewhere, it's in decline. That's one of the findings of the...
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Poor countries ‘will be hurt hardest’
March 10, 2009Original source: The World Bank predicts that the global economy will shrink this year for the first time since World War II, intensifying poverty in 'vulnerable countries.' In a report published on Sunday, the Washington-based institution...
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US: Time to ratify women’s treaty, groups urge
March 10, 2009UNITED NATIONS, Mar 8 (IPS) - Rights activists in the United States are urging their newly-elected government to support global initiatives aimed at protecting women’s rights.
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