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  • Hunger spreads across U.S.

    Hunger spreads across U.S.

    May 11, 2007

    Oregon Gov. Tom Kulongoski lived on $21 worth of food for a week — the average weekly food stamp budget for his state’s residents — during Hunger Awareness Week, April 20-27. Oregon Food Bank spokesperson Jean...

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  • On Mothers Day, working women tell it like it is

    On Mothers Day, working women tell it like it is

    May 11, 2007

    CHICAGO — Dedra Farmer was so good at her job as a Wal-Mart department manager in Oklahoma that her bosses assigned her to train new Tire and Lube Express Division managers, all of whom were men....

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  • Kevin Pina on tour with his latest documentary: Haiti: We Must Kill the Bandits

    Kevin Pina on tour with his latest documentary: Haiti: We Must Kill the Bandits

    May 10, 2007

    Acclaimed filmmaker Kevin Pina is touring with his latest documentary, “Haiti: We Must Kill the Bandits.” The documentary exposes the disinformation campaign that covered up one of the greatest human rights travesties in the history of...

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  • 16 workers die per day, report says

    16 workers die per day, report says

    May 4, 2007

    PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (PAI) — Just about two years ago, plumber Charles “Mike” Morrison was helping dig a trench in a Pinellas Park, Fla. But the trench had straight sides, not sloping sides, and B&B Plumbing...

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  • A new spirit in the air

    A new spirit in the air

    May 4, 2007

    The overwhelming response condemning the reprehensible comments of radio “shock jock” Don Imus is a reminder, if one were needed, that racism and sexism remain a virulent presence in the United States. But it also demonstrated...

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