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U.S. mayors back single-payer health care
July 3, 2008The U.S. Conference of Mayors June 23 adopted a resolution endorsing HR 676, the National Health Insurance Act. The bill, introduced by Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), would expand the Medicare system to cover everyone in the...
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In Afghanistan, Taliban grows stronger
July 2, 2008On June 27, nearly seven years after United States and NATO troops ousted the Taliban government of Afghanistan, the Pentagon issued a comprehensive report to Congress that declared “the Taliban has regrouped and formed a resilient...
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Opposition attacks Morales Indian supporters
July 2, 2008After blocking the exits at the stadium in Sucre, Bolivia, May 24, thugs beat and verbally abused dozens of Indians in a crowd waiting to greet Bolivian President Evo Morales, a socialist. The local mayor, the...
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Cuban exiles linked to Mexican gangs
July 2, 2008A scandal is brewing that connects rightwing Cuban exiles in the United States with violent Mexican drug gangs trained by the U.S. military. The story first broke in the leftwing Mexico City daily, La Jornada. On...
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Oil dreams
July 2, 2008The price of oil spiking at the same time credit is falling is one of capitalism’s most musical cacophonies!
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