All News Articles for 2012-07-24
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Thousands Rally to Support Locked Out Con Ed Workers New Yorkers rally to support 8,500 workers entering 24th day of lock out Read more |
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Gun Sales Soaring in Colorado Since Theater Shooting Gun sales are set to spike in Colorado in the wake of the theater shooting that killed 12 and injured 58 others, the Denver Post reports. Read more |
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US Religious Right Propelling Homophobia in African Countries A wave of US based religious rightwing groups working in several African countries are expanding their drive to promote both homophobia and anti-abortion stereotypes and governmental policies, according to a new study by Boston-based Political Research Associates (PRA). Read more |
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Senator Sanders Asks Obama: Will You Defend Social Security? "It is past time that the president told the American people in no uncertain terms that he will not cut Social Security on his watch." Read more |
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Union To Picket Obama Fundraiser Over Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal Today in Portland, Ore., for the first time in Barack Obama's presidency, a union plans to picket one of his fundraisers. The 5,000 member-strong Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers (AWPPW) will picket the luncheon fundraiser because of their disgust with Obama’s handling of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free-trade agreement, which they feel will cost them jobs if ratified. Read more |
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NATO Supply Trucks Attacked in Pakistan as Fury Over Drone Strikes Continues Supply trucks heading to Afghanistan attacked following ongoing Pakistani anger over drone strikes Read more |
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Ahead of Trial, Pennsylvania Admits Voter Fraud Does Not Exist Even if law affirmed, state admits, it wouldn't prevent in-person voter fraud Read more |
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Austerity's Winners = The Corporate Class "The corporate class" is the clear winner in the global austerity game, according to analysis from Zach Carter in the Huffington Post . Read more |
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Protesters Call on EPA to Deny Shell's Air Pollution, Arctic Drilling Adding to the long list of reasons to ban Shell Oil from drilling in the Arctic, activists are now calling attention to Shell's outdated air quality permits, and calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to deny the company's recent request for a waiver of air quality requirements. The company needs the waiver in order to work in the Arctic. Read more |
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10 Years Since Downing St. Memo: Is It Happening Again? Ray McGovern and Annie Machon: British Intelligence chief ramps up war talk against Iran Read more |
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Economists and Workers Both Say: Raise the Minimum Wage Economists insist wage increase is good fiscal policy; small business owners rally alongside workers Read more |
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'Voting Rights Act' Violation? US Probes Pennsylvania's New Voter ID Law Over 800,000 voters could be denied poll access as Gov. Corbett insists disenfranchisement will not occur Read more |