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NATO Seeks 2000 More Troops for Afghanistan - Democracy Now
Tue, 09/07/2010 - 05:47
NATO Seeks 2000 More Troops for Afghanistan
Democracy Now
The US-led NATO occupation of Afghanistan is seeking an additional 2000 troops to join the 140000 already on the ground. According to the Associated Press, ...
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Afghans Protest Church's Plan to Burn Quran - Democracy Now
Tue, 09/07/2010 - 05:47
Afghans Protest Church's Plan to Burn Quran
Democracy Now
International outrage is growing over an Islamophobic Florida church's plan to burn the Quran on September 11th. The Dove World Outreach Center has vowed to ...
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Pakistani Towns Face New Flooding - Democracy Now
Tue, 09/07/2010 - 05:47
Pakistani Towns Face New Flooding
Democracy Now
Pakistan continues to fight devastating flooding that has ravaged a fifth of the country. Officials in Sindh province say they're racing against time to ...
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Obama Unveils $50B Infrastructure Proposal - Democracy Now
Tue, 09/07/2010 - 05:47
Obama Unveils $50B Infrastructure Proposal
Democracy Now
President Obama has unveiled a $50 billion infrastructure proposal he says will create thousands of jobs. In a Labor Day speech from Milwaukee, ...
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4 Accused of Coercing 400 Thai Workers Into Forced Labor - Democracy Now
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 05:45
4 Accused of Coercing 400 Thai Workers Into Forced Labor
Democracy Now
A Hawaii grand jury has indicted four people on charges of forcing around 400 Thai nationals to work as farm laborers after luring them to the United States ...
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Companies Passing on More Health Care Costs to Employees - Democracy Now
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 05:45
Companies Passing on More Health Care Costs to Employees
Democracy Now
A new survey shows US companies are increasingly pushing healthcare costs onto their employees. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, 30 percent of ...
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Settlers: "We Are Building" All Over West Bank - Democracy Now
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 05:45
The Hindu
Settlers: "We Are Building" All Over West Bank
Democracy Now
The talks are being held despite Israel's refusal to freeze settlement construction in the occupied West Bank. On Thursday, the head of the West Bank ...
4 Israeli Settlers Killed on Eve of Mideast TalksDemocracy Now
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Israeli, Palestinian Leaders Agree to Further Talks - Democracy Now
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 05:45
Globe and Mail
Israeli, Palestinian Leaders Agree to Further Talks
Democracy Now
Israeli and Palestinian leaders have agreed to further talks following this week's US-brokered summit in Washington. The two sides will meet again on ...
Palestinians: Obama Vows to "Stop the Settlements"Democracy Now
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Main Afghan Bank Faces Collapse - Democracy Now
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 05:45
Main Afghan Bank Faces Collapse
Democracy Now
The Afghan government, meanwhile, is facing the potential collapse of its largest bank. Scores of account holders have pulled their money from the Kabul ...
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U.S. Accused of Killing 10 Afghan Civilians - Democracy Now
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 05:44
U.S. Accused of Killing 10 Afghan Civilians
Democracy Now
The US-led NATO force is being accused of killing ten civilians in an air strike in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province. Appearing with the visiting ...
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Another Oil Rig Explodes in Gulf of Mexico - Democracy Now
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 05:44
CBC.ca
Another Oil Rig Explodes in Gulf of Mexico
Democracy Now
Another oil and gas rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico about 100 miles south of the Louisiana coast. The fire broke out on a platform operated by ...
Another Oil and Gas Rig Explosion in Gulf of Mexico Renews Calls for Offshore ...Democracy Now
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Wikileaks Founder Speaks Out Against Swedish Probe - Democracy Now
Thu, 09/02/2010 - 05:48
Wikileaks Founder Speaks Out Against Swedish Probe
Democracy Now
Sweden's top prosecutor has reopened an investigation of rape allegations against the co-founder of the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks despite dropping ...
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Recession Spurs Sharp Decline in Undocumented Immigration - Democracy Now
Thu, 09/02/2010 - 05:48
Recession Spurs Sharp Decline in Undocumented Immigration
Democracy Now
New figures show the number of undocumented immigrants entering the United States has declined by almost two-thirds in the past decade. ...
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Judge Rejects Dismissal of Suit to Overturn Drilling Ban - Democracy Now
Thu, 09/02/2010 - 05:47
Judge Rejects Dismissal of Suit to Overturn Drilling Ban
Democracy Now
A federal judge has rejected the Obama administration's attempt to dismiss an energy industry lawsuit challenging the six-month ban on deepwater oil ...
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Armed Suspect Killed After Taking Hostages at Discovery Channel - Democracy Now
Thu, 09/02/2010 - 05:47
Armed Suspect Killed After Taking Hostages at Discovery Channel
Democracy Now
A hostage-taking at the Maryland headquarters of the television network Discovery Channel ended Wednesday with the fatal shooting of the suspect. ...
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UN Increases Estimate of DRC Rape Victims - Democracy Now
Thu, 09/02/2010 - 05:47
UN Increases Estimate of DRC Rape Victims
Democracy Now
The United Nations has disclosed more people may have been victimized in recent mass rapes in the Democratic Republic of Congo than previously thought. ...
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Justice Dept. Charges Mehsud With CIA Bombing in Afghanistan - Democracy Now
Thu, 09/02/2010 - 05:47
Justice Dept. Charges Mehsud With CIA Bombing in Afghanistan
Democracy Now
The Justice Department has charged the head of the Pakisani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, with plotting the attack that killed seven CIA employees in ...
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Biden Marks Nominal End to U.S. Combat Operations in Iraq - Democracy Now
Thu, 09/02/2010 - 05:47
The Hindu
Biden Marks Nominal End to U.S. Combat Operations in Iraq
Democracy Now
Vice President Joe Biden and top US military officials marked the nominal end of US combat operations in Iraq with a formal change-of-command ceremony in ...
Obama to Declare End to Combat Operations in IraqDemocracy Now
Obama Declares End to US Combat Operations in IraqDemocracy Now
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As Pakistan Floods Continue Moving South, Calls for Debt Cancellation Grow - Democracy Now
Thu, 09/02/2010 - 05:46
Democracy Now
As Pakistan Floods Continue Moving South, Calls for Debt Cancellation Grow
Democracy Now
In Pakistan, torrential rains a month ago that triggered unprecedented floods have moved steadily from north to south, engulfing a fifth of the country. ...
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Palestinians: Obama Vows to "Stop the Settlements" - Democracy Now
Thu, 09/02/2010 - 05:46
Palestinians: Obama Vows to "Stop the Settlements"
Democracy Now
Israeli and Palestinian leaders are meeting in Washington today for their first direct talks in nearly two years. President Obama kicked off the ...
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