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Netroots Nation event ends with call for unity
July 21, 2008The several thousand strong Netroots Nation conference ended in Austin Texas on Sunday with a rousing presentation by Van Jones of Green for All who endorsing Al Gore's call for a 10 year plan ending US...
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Gore, Obama at Netroots Nation conference stress renewable energy, grassroots activism
July 21, 2008“This is about a new direction for the American people,” said Howard Dean at a rally at the Netroots Nations conference in Austin Texas over the weekend. The event gathered some 3000 blogger-activists. Dean was among...
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WORLD NOTES: July 19
July 18, 2008Peru: Workers, peasants mount general strike The General Confederation of Peruvian Workers protested Peru’s free trade treaty with the U.S. as well as low wages and rising costs by staging a nationwide general strike on July...
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Take Action: Tell Congress no war with Iran
July 18, 2008Take action! Tell Congress: No war with Iran. Negotiations, not threats and sanctions. Oppose H. Con. Res. 362, S. Res. 580 and other provocative measures. Call your senators and representatives. Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121.
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McCain bashes workers, public education at NAACP meet
July 17, 2008“Bashing workers” was how AFL-CIO executive vice president Arlene Holt-Baker, characterized presumptive Republican nominee John McCain's speech at the 99th convention of the NAACP in Cincinnati on Wednesday. 'He took the opportunity to, quite frankly, bash...
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