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The price tag for adapting to climate change
April 1, 2009JOHANNESBURG, 30 March 2009 (IRIN) - Countries staring into a gloomy future of low food production, less water, higher storm surges, longer dry periods and other expensive consequences of climate change have been told they can...
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John Hope Franklin: an appreciation
March 31, 2009John Hope Franklin, the author of academic and popular works of African American history over six decades, passed away last week at the age of 94. More than any other U.S. scholar, he advanced the study...
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Union discord is exception rather than rule
March 31, 2009Some good news came recently under the category of labor unity. The Service Employees and the California Nurses Association have ended a yearlong jurisdictional dispute, agreeing to work together to unionize hospital workers and push for...
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American Idol helps me dream big
March 31, 2009There is just something about watching live singing competitions on national television that gets you hooked. American Idol this year has me tuning in week after week. As a guy who loves sports and watching my...
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100,000 voters sign pledges backing Obama 2010 budget
March 31, 2009WASHINGTON—Organizing for America (OFA) volunteers went door-to-door in all 50 states March 28 and collected more than 100,000 signatures on pledges of support for President Obama’s 2010 Budget. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Maggie Flanigan,...
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