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Health care should not be wheel of (mis)fortune
April 21, 2009CRANSTON, R.I. — Wendy Laprade, a nurse and Service Employees International Union activist, played “health care wheel of (mis)fortune” at a rally for national health care reform here this weekend. Her spin landed her on “pre-existing...
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Call to action: Nation needs labors mobilized strength, now!
April 21, 2009We are now in a time of great opportunity and tremendous danger. This past year, our nation’s people were active and mobilized like no time since the New Deal. We rose up and gave the boot...
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As J Street turns one, signs of a shift
April 21, 2009NEW YORK, Apr 15 (IPS) - It seems safe to say that the first year of existence for J Street, the self-described 'pro-Israel, pro-peace' lobbying organisation, was more eventful than anticipated. The group, which was founded...
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Lawmakers take aim at off-shore tax havens
April 21, 2009WASHINGTON - (PAI) Prompted by the convergence of Income Tax Day and a report showing up to $1 trillion over 10 years in U.S. tax losses due to offshore corporate tax havens, several lawmakers are trying...
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Venezuela to restore its US ambassador
April 20, 2009Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has announced that he is restoring his country's ambassador to Washington. After exchanging greetings with US President Barack Obama at the Americas Summit in Trinidad and handing him a Spanish-language copy of...
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