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Militarizing Latin America: Obama has a choice
February 21, 2013This past December marked the 190th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, the 1823 policy declaration by President James Monroe that essentially made Latin America the exclusive reserve of the United States.
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Demonstrators tell Wall Street: Pay your taxes
February 21, 2013"The one percent is getting wealthier; the 99 is not. We need jobs, not cuts to social services and Medicare."
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March for love, peace, and jobs on Valentine’s Day
February 21, 2013"There is hope, [when] young people lead us in a march for justice, for jobs, to have the courage to stand up."
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Today in black history: Actor Sidney Poitier born
February 20, 2013Born to Bahamian parents in Miami, Fla., while they were selling produce from their island farm, Poitier began life in humble working-class circumstances, which he never forgot.
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Today in black history: Du Bois organized Pan African Congress
February 19, 2013W.E.B. Du Bois was an early proponent of Pan-Africanism and helped organize several Pan-African Congresses to free African colonies from European powers. The first of those was on Feb. 19,1919.
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