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The gender card
February 28, 2009Once again, we see that there are no boundaries when it comes to making outrageously sexist remarks with impunity. The latest example can be found in a nationally televised interview involving former Republican Congressman Dick Armey.
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Bobby Jindal’s cynical anti-worker politics
February 28, 2009Louisiana's Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal launched his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination this week by delivering his party's response to President Barack Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress, Feb. 24. In his response,...
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Protectionism, an answer to the crisis?
February 28, 2009Translated by Laure Tallot (lHumanite) Recall the facts : The latest World Economic Forum in Davos at the end of January was the scene of alarmist statements about an alleged protectionist danger. At the origin of...
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French government considers 5bn euros bail-out after bank’s losses double
February 27, 2009Original source: The French government was poised to intervene on Thursday after the country's fourth-largest investment bank reported that its net losses had almost doubled in the last quarter of 2008. Natixis claimed that it had...
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Britain admits terror suspects given to US
February 27, 2009Defence Secretary John Hutton admitted on Thursday that British forces in Iraq handed over two terror suspects to the US who were then rendered to Afghanistan for interrogation and possible torture. The disclosures contradict government claims...
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