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Kosovo declaration sets world on edge
February 21, 2008UNITED NATIONS—The declaration of independence by Kosovo, a breakaway Serbian province that has been under UN control since 1999, caused an uproar here in a Feb. 18 emergency meeting of the Security Council, and around the...
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Texas labor maps plans for 2008 elections
February 21, 2008The Texas AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE) met in Austin January 19-20, endorsed candidates and made plans for a big election year. The delegates backed Rick Noriega, a long time Democratic state representative in his...
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Wheres the corporate sacrifice?
February 21, 2008Watching the headlines of the week there’s a common thread in all of them. America is falling behind and can no longer lead through example. Stock markets reflect our inability to stop greedy corporate lending institutions...
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Texans want change
February 21, 2008DALLAS—Three days before he was even expected to arrive, Barrack Obama’s campaign turned out 1,500 at a rally in Fair Park. It was the third rally of over 1,000 in the previous week. Hillary Clinton, who...
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Is food from cloned animals safe?
February 21, 2008The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in January that meat and milk from cloned animals was as safe to eat as that from traditional animals. However, the Agriculture Department asked the cloning industry to prolong...
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