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Afghanistan: Civilian deaths up 40 percent
February 26, 2009KANDAHAR, 25 February 2009 (IRIN) - Last year was the worst for Afghan civilians since the end of major hostilities in 2001 as more than 2,100 non-combatants lost their lives in conflict, according to the United...
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Plymouth foundry workers trying to survive four months of being locked out
February 26, 2009DULUTH - When Nick Hill decided to come to Duluth to talk to the Duluth AFL-CIO Central Labor Body about his union being locked out for four months at Progress Casting Group’s foundry in Plymouth, he...
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Leading economists: Employee Free Choice key to rebuilding economy
February 26, 2009In a statement delivered today to Capitol Hill and published as a full-page advertisement in The Washington Post, more than three dozen of the nation’s top economists call on Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice...
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Bearded Woman Pharoh statue discovered in Egypt
February 26, 2009Egyptian archaeologists on uncovered a statue of pharaoh and a bust of the famous woman pharaoh Hatshepsut in the southern city of Luxor, the state MENA news agency reported.
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New Shaolin Temple to rival Disneyland?
February 26, 2009After the article about the Shaolin Temple planning to build a branch in Hong Kong was published on February 23, it drew attention from readers nationwide. Over 50 websites in China quoted the full text.
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