National
Quiet heroine outsmarts legal gang
April 23, 2009Movie Review American Violet Directed by Tim Disney 2008, PG-13, 103 min.A young waitress devotes herself to raising her four daughters and has hopes, some day, of being able to enroll in junior college. But she...
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A different kind of summit
April 22, 2009As the 5th Summit of the Americas met in Trinidad and Tobago under the auspices of the Organization of American States, Latin American leaders ran the show and the prime hemispheric power, represented by President Barack...
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Torture handbook ignites firestorm
April 22, 2009The recent release of Justice Department memos on torture indicate that the country is still in the grasp of the chillingly long nightmare created by George Bush, Dick Cheney and their administration.
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Controversial measures go to Calif. voters
April 22, 2009The other shoe is about to drop in California’s protracted and agonizing budget struggle, as voting by mail begins on six controversial measures launched during the endgame of 2009-2010 budget negotiations last February. For decades, negotiations...
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On Earth Day, AFL-CIO launches green initiative
April 22, 2009Original source: To celebrate Earth Day, the AFL-CIO, together with the leadership of its new Center for Green Jobs, announced a plan to reduce energy consumption, cut down waste and reduce the carbon footprint of its...
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