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FIRST-HAND REPORT: The White House health care summit
March 11, 2009The following report from the March 5 White House Health Care Summit from Dr. Oliver Fein, president of Physicians for a National Health Program, was posted on PNHP’s blog. Original source: Thanks to many grassroots activists...
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War crimes and double standards
March 11, 2009Original source: New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof – like many of his American colleagues – is applauding the International Criminal Court’s arrest order against Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for his role in the...
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As U.S. prepares to leave, whats happening in Iraq?
March 11, 2009Iraqis reject religious agendas, demand action on basic needs As the U.S. moves to wind down its disastrous six-year occupation of Iraq, what is the shape of the country it is preparing to leave?
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Mbeki appointed mediator for Sudan crisis
March 11, 2009Johannesburg, (Prensa Latina) Former South African President Thabo Mbeki was appointed by the African Union as mediator between the Sudanese government and the International Criminal Court, which ruled the arrest of President Omar Hassan al Bashir.
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A home is foreclosed every 13 seconds
March 11, 2009Original source: The economic crisis started with home foreclosures, and the numbers are getting worse. According to the Center for Responsible Lending (CLR), a non-partisan research and policy group, some 6,600 homes are foreclosed every day:...
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