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Benicio del Toro awarded Tomas Gutierrez Alea Prize
August 21, 2009On July 30, President of the Cuban Union of Artists and Writers Miguel Barnet presented to Puerto Rican actor Benicio del Toro the Tomás Gutiérrez Alea International Film Prize, an award sponsored by the Cuban Union...
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President Obama: Health reform is for everyone
August 21, 2009President Obama grabbed the initiative in the health insurance reform debate by bringing a clear message to grassroots supporters via a national teleconference and webcast August 20. Because it will provide a quality public option and...
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Rally urges bank to modify home loans now
August 21, 2009CHICAGO — Elitha Brown has been a home childcare provider here for 17 years. She employs three assistants and watches over six children at her home business. In May 2005, Brown suffered a neck and back...
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Kim Dae-jung mourned as Korea peacemaker
August 21, 2009Kim Dae-jung, the first South Korean president to meet with North Korea's leaders, is being mourned as a peacemaker. Kim died Aug. 18 at the age of 85. “I was saddened at the passing of former...
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Health reform supporters take center stage
August 21, 2009Much of the media continues to focus on details of the Obama administration’s health reform strategy, the role of a handful of senators who represent almost as many cows as people, and the bizarre tactics of...
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