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Agent Orange tribunal backs Vietnamese victims
May 21, 2009The U.S. government is guilty of crimes against humanity for using Agent Orange in Vietnam according to a ruling by the International People’s Tribunal of Conscience announced in Paris on May 18. The verdict, reached after...
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Gun foes blast vote to allow firearms in national parks
May 21, 2009Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks, today blasted the gun lobby for “hijacking” the credit card reform bill by sneaking in an amendment to permit gun owners to carry loaded...
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American Idol: Kris or Adam? Game on!
May 21, 2009Season eight on “American Idol” this year has been fun, entertaining and exciting and it’s all going to come to an end tonight. So who’s gonna be crowned the winner? Will it be the powerhouse voice...
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Montana mayor says his town will take 100 Gitmo prisoners
May 21, 2009Dick Cheney is slamming the Obama administration for its plan to close the notorious Guantanamo military prison. Cheney claimed this week that he didn’t “know a single congressional district in this country that is going to...
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UE weighs in on Washington health care proposals
May 21, 2009STATEMENT ON HEALTHCARE REFORM May 15, 2009 At least since the 1940s, UE has actively supported proposals to provide healthcare coverage to all in the U.S. through a national public health insurance plan, instead of private...
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