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  • ‘Underlying conditions’ for Honduras coup?

    ‘Underlying conditions’ for Honduras coup?

    July 1, 2009

    The generals, oligarchs and corrupt politicians who perpetrated Sunday’s coup d’état against Honduran president Manuel Zelaya are beginning to sweat as militant demonstrations and strikes continue in the capital of Tegucigalpa and elsewhere, as stories of...

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  • At White House Pride event, Obama vows to advance LGBT equality

    At White House Pride event, Obama vows to advance LGBT equality

    July 1, 2009 By Susan Webb

    In an unprecedented White House gathering of gay and lesbian leaders and activists on Monday, President Obama strongly affirmed his commitment to enacting equality legislation and overturning discriminatory laws and policies.

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  • Shanghai construction disaster leads to arrests

    Shanghai construction disaster leads to arrests

    July 1, 2009

    Original source: Shanghai authorities have announced that they are holding nine people in an investigation into why a nearly completed block of flats collapsed, killing one worker. The incident on Saturday was an embarrassment for Shanghai's...

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  • Queer parade defies anachronistic Indian law

    Queer parade defies anachronistic Indian law

    July 1, 2009

    NEW DELHI, Jun 30 (IPS) - 'Not all females are women,' reads a poster emblazoned in red. 'I am the pink sheep of my family!' is the message on another, while a third, very cheekily proclaims,...

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  • Retirees picketing GM bankruptcy hearing in New York

    Retirees picketing GM bankruptcy hearing in New York

    July 1, 2009

    Reposted from laborradio.org The IUE-CWA says busloads of its GM retirees will picket the GM bankruptcy hearing today in New York. The retirees are angry over GM attempts to terminate their retiree health benefits, according to...

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