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Arctic Ocean could be pollution sump in 60 years if warming not curbed
August 7, 2009The Arctic Ocean could become a stagnant, polluted sea within 60 years if nothing is done to cut global warming, a scientific study warns.
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Non-discrimination bill gets bipartisan boost in the Senate
August 7, 2009Civil rights and labor organizations this week praised the introduction of the Employment Non-discrimination Act (ENDA) by a bipartisan group of Senators. ENDA would create a federal standard for outlawing workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation...
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Union families show anti-Obama rally what real Americans want
August 7, 2009WAKARUSA, Ind. – In just a few hours on Aug. 5 the Steelworkers Union organized a bus load and several cars from Gary, Ind., to take the two hour trip to this small sleepy town near...
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Dont close womens health clinic! Protesters tell University of Chicago
August 7, 2009Chicago — The University of Chicago Medical Center, citing financial shortfalls, is closing its Women’s Health Center on 47th Street, which annually serves thousands of women on the South Side. Protests over the last two months...
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Twitter silenced, hackers suspected
August 7, 2009Hackers may have brought down Twitter this morning. The rapidly expanding new communications tool, which gained global attention in the Iran election crisis, was inaccessible for several hours Thursday. The company is blaming a “denial-of-service” attack.
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