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San Diego school board offers apology to folk icon Seeger
February 12, 2009(AP) -- Nearly a half century ago, amid suspicion and fears of McCarthyism, folk singer Pete Seeger faced an ultimatum from the San Diego school district: Sign an oath against Communism or cancel a concert he...
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‘Time for talk has passed,’ Obama continues campaign for recovery
February 12, 2009President Obama continued to hammer away on the need for speedy passage of the economic stimulus package Tuesday, Feb. 11, after visiting a construction site in Springfield, Virginia. In his remarks there, Obama chastised Congress for...
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Tell Senate to confirm Solis as labor secretary
February 12, 2009From Communication Workers of America e-Activist Network The Senate is about to vote on the nomination of Rep. Hilda Solis for Secretary of Labor. Rep. Solis has been a long-time champion of worker's rights, and she'll...
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Obama administration unveils new financial bailout package
February 11, 2009The Obama administration Tuesday morning unveiled a new financial bailout package that could top 1.5 trillion dollars to restore the U.S. ailing financial system.
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Biotech industry accused of masking decline in GM crops
February 11, 2009Campaingers accused the biotech industry on Tuesday of using misleading figures to mask declining cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops in Europe.
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