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Taking it to Wall Street: Rallies vs. bailout crowd ‘the street’
October 1, 2008NEW YORK—Unions, civil rights groups and community organizations called a series of protest rallies on Wall Street this week in response to President George Bush’s plan to bailout financial firms with no strings attached. “Our country...
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Latinos: Now is the time to vote
October 1, 2008Latino groups and Spanish-language media companies are conducting a national campaign called “Ya Es Hora, Ve Y Vota,” which means “Now is the time, go and vote,” giving eligible voters tools to register online and telling...
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New South Africa president spurs hope for workers, poor
October 1, 2008Workers and the poor of South Africa looked to “a new dawn” following the leadership upheaval in the country’s dominant party, the African National Congress. With only months left in his second and final term, Thabo...
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Palin or Pelosi who represents the real West?
October 1, 2008Sarah Palin knows how to hunt wolves. She can skin a moose. She lives way up there on America's last frontier. So, we might think, here's a national candidate who represents the 'real' American West, not...
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Stock market drops 777 points as House votes down Wall Street bailout
September 30, 2008The stock market dropped by 777 points today, in response to the bailout vote in Congress, its largest numerical drop in history. As a percentage of overall volume, the drop did not measure in the top...
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