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The bad and the ugly in Utah’s immigration alternative
March 25, 2011Utah's new immigration laws have drawn criticism from both sides of the debate, but some say they are a step forward.
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Portugal government falls after losing austerity vote
March 25, 2011Portuguese president José Socrates, of the Socialist Party, turned in his resignation on Wednesday after losing a crucial vote on government austerity.
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“Hello, Communist Party calling”
March 25, 2011Recently, more than 1,500 people joined the Communist Party or Young Communist League. Volunteers called them all.
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Maine’s governor assaults the dignity of working people
March 25, 2011Having been raised in Maine, son of a lineman and a mother and stepmother who were state workers, I am infuriated that the Republican governor there has ordered the removal of mural that depicts the role...
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Upper Big Branch miner describes scene at blast
March 24, 2011On that dismal day in West Virginia history, when the Upper Big Branch mine exploded, a son of one of the miners, Eddie, went from person to person asking: "Is there any word?"
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