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Japanese Communists may emerge as main opposition to “Abenomics”
July 26, 2013International headlines have trumpeted Prime Minister Abe Shinzo's decisive win in Japan's upper house election July 21, but the election results indicate the potential defeat of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's economic and constitutional agenda.
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Iranian mothers appeal for clemency for sons
July 26, 2013Before the ink is even dry on the confirmation of Hassan Rouhani as the new president of Iran, the Islamic Republic continues to carry out barbaric and meaningless executions.
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President Obama lays out his vision for the economy
July 25, 2013The president framed the economic tasks ahead of the country as one of fixing structural problems that go well beyond the current financial crisis.
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Inmates & advocates press for changes as prison hunger strike continues
July 25, 2013A hunger strike by California prison inmates protesting prolonged solitary confinement is now well into its third week.
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Danville, Va., marches for Trayvon Martin and against violence
July 25, 2013"We need to stand up for each other."
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