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Limbaughs Nazi slurs draw condemnation
August 12, 2009House Speaker Nancy Pelosi threw Rush Limbaugh into a snit when she objected to use of Nazi symbols by anti-health-reform protesters.
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Socialist feminist revival
August 12, 2009I just returned from a workshop on gender-based violence organised by the Ministry of Women's Affairs in Venezuela and the UNDP. Speakers at the workshop included Maria Leon, Minister of Women's Affairs and Nora Casteneda President...
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Plot to kill Post Office cloaked by right wing recess rally chaos
August 12, 2009Even as it works overtime to disrupt the national debate on health care reform, the radical right is taking advantage of the chaos to quietly destroy yet another public service Americans take for granted – the...
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How one union community took back a town hall on health care
August 12, 2009Original source: Here’s a firsthand account from Rosa Blumenfeld, an organizer for the North Shore (Mass.) Labor Council, on how an organized and well-briefed union presence can counter the tactics many health care reform opponents are...
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New campaign for Agent Orange victims
August 12, 2009Original source: Vietnam has kicked off an 'Orange Day' campaign to raise funds for the millions of people who continue to suffer from Agent Orange-related deformities and diseases. The Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin...
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