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Rhode Islanders declare independence from the insurance industry
July 3, 2009CRANSTON, R.I. — Health care providers, union leaders and advocates from across Rhode Island got the Fourth of July spirit going early. Gathering Thursday outside the state health insurance commissioner’s office here, they “declared independence from...
Read moreCOMMENTARY On racism, Supreme Court rules for status quo
July 3, 2009Another good reason why Sotomayor should be confirmed The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the New Haven firefighters is not a reason to keep Judge Sonia Sotomayor off the court as some on the right...
Read moreWORLDNOTES: Canada, Russia, Iraq, Japan, Latin America and Cuba
July 3, 2009Canada: Trade pact approved The Canadian Senate approved a Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement June 17 as Canada’s first bilateral trade agreement ratified since 2002. Critics contrasted that action with the government’s reluctance to approve a Canada-Colombia...
Read moreNew York Pride
July 3, 2009The demand for full marriage rights was a major theme at the June 28 Gay Pride Parade in New York. The parade route took the marchers past the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar raided by police...
Read moreChange comes to the Peoples Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo
July 3, 2009Can you believe it? It still seems like a dream to me. This fighting, working-class newspaper is back to daily publishing! Following in the footsteps of The Daily Worker and all the other great newspapers that...
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