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Cutbacks force destitute to line up for food
November 11, 2010Hundreds of desperate Romanians left destitute by the country's austerity drive lined up for food aid Wednesday in the Black Sea port of Constanta.
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Communist youth leader murdered in Ecuador
November 11, 2010Edwing Perez, secretary general of the Ecuadorian Communist Youth organization, died Nov. 10 from complications resulting from a vicious right-wing assault.
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CEO, with no education background, to run NYC schools
November 11, 2010Mayor Michael Bloomberg appointed Cathleen Black to head New York schools.
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How Connecticut bucked the nation
November 10, 2010Two weeks before election day, an unnamed outside Republican business group poured $1 million into vicious ads attacking Democratic incumbent Rep. Chris Murphy in the 5th Congressional District, claiming he voted for "Viagra for sex offenders."
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Restaurant workers celebrate “first birthday”
November 10, 2010Instead of treating the day as a reminder of twelve months without a final victory, striking workers celebrated unity and solidarity - with a birthday party.
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