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Hate crimes law 10 years overdue, critics charge
July 17, 2009Legislation to protect victims of attack based on gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disabilities reached the Senate floor July 15 with a good chance of being signed into law. Current hate crimes law applies to...
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House bill: Taxes the wealthy to keep America healthy
July 17, 2009The health care bill presented by the House leadership this week pays for the health insurance of the 20 percent of the people who cannot afford it with a surtax on the richest 1 percent. Nothing...
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Venceremos Brigade sends open letter to President Obama
July 17, 2009Open Letter to President Obama from the Venceremos Brigade July 13, 2009 President Barack Obama The White House Washington DC Dear President Obama, On August 3rd, 2009, over 140 of us will be returning from Cuba...
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Colombian government targets Communist leader
July 17, 2009This July, the Colombian Communist Party (PCC) marked its 79th anniversary. Its newsweekly Voz - the “only national opposition newspaper in the country,” according to a U.K. solidarity web site - published a 2500th issue in...
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Steelworker head hails House health reform bill
July 17, 2009PITTSBURGH -- Leo W. Gerard, president of the United Steelworkers (USW), issued the following statement July 15 in response to the U.S. House of Representatives’ health care reform bill: “Members of the United Steelworkers (USW) and...
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