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Blue Cross millionaires scared to compete

Original source: Truthout The boys running the show at Blue Cross in North Carolina are running scared. They're worried that President Obama is going to treat them like autoworkers and make them actually compete in the...

Closed! Pools, libraries placed on budget chopping block

PHILADELPHIA -- Protesters rallied outside of the City Council here where the city’s $3.8 billion budget passed unanimously on May 21.

Many shocked over acquittals in Mexican immigrants death

PHILADELPHIA -- Many in the United States are shocked at the recent acquittals of two white teens in Shenandoah, Penn., for the beating death of Luis Ramirez, a Mexican immigrant. Brandon Piekarsky, 16, was acquitted of...

Islamists pull back from Swat fighting

Original source: Islamists fighting the Pakistani government have pledged to avoid combat in the Swat Valley city of Mingora in order to reduce civilian casualties. The army immediately hailed the announcement as a sign that the...