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President Obama nominates first Latina to Supreme Court: Sonia Sotomayor
May 27, 2009This morning President Barack Obama nominated New York Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. If approved, Sotomayor would become the first Hispanic to the high court.
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ColorOfChange takes on Rush Limbaugh and GOP racism
May 27, 2009ColorOfChange.org launched a campaign today against Rush Limbaugh and his most flagarant use of racism to date.
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Rally protests plan to shut 8 Chrysler plants
May 27, 2009STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — A thousand workers rallied at Chrysler’s Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) here last week to protest the planned closing of eight automobile factories in Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri, Delaware and Ohio in 2010...
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Green groups say E-Waste Bill is too lax
May 27, 2009WASHINGTON, May 24 (IPS) - Environmentalists are expressing discontent over recently introduced legislation regarding the U.S.’s exporting of electronic waste, or 'e-waste'.
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Passage of Employee Free Choice would be patriotic, veterans say
May 27, 2009(Workday Minnesota) MOORHEAD, Minn. - With the Memorial Day weekend at hand, veterans from five wars voiced their support for the Employee Free Choice Act in a press conference held at the Hjemkomst Center here. The...
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