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Celebrating Black history and Obamas roots
February 25, 2009CHICAGO –To celebrate African American history month, the People’s Weekly World and Workers Education Society hosted a distinguished panel over a delicious meal of the city’s finest soul food. Historian Dr. Timuel Black, civil rights, HIV/AIDS...
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Workers ready for green collar jobs
February 25, 2009(Reposted from Workday Minnesota) ST. PAUL - With both the state and federal governments putting new emphasis on “green” economic development, Ray Zeran is one of many workers ready to fill the ranks of a new...
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US Attorney General visiting Gitmo
February 25, 2009Washington, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) US Attorney General Eric Holder visited on Monday the US military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. According to sources from the Justice Department, this is the most important aspect of the...
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Media Matters turns its lens on medias portrayal of labor, economy
February 25, 2009The non-profit Media Matters for America has earned a nationwide reputation for tracking media integrity on a variety of issues, earning the wrath of Rush Limbaugh and others along the way. Now it will apply its...
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UN: Economic crisis will fuel xenophobia
February 25, 2009Original source: The UN refugee chief warned on Monday that the global economic crisis will generate more refugees and fuel xenophobia. UN high commissioner for refugees Antonio Guterres said that refugees and migrants can expect to...
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