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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"
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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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Greenpeace Shuts Down Offshore Drilling Rig in Greenland - Democracy Now
Wed, 09/01/2010 - 06:10
Greenpeace Shuts Down Offshore Drilling Rig in Greenland
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The environmental group Greenpeace has blocked an offshore drilling operation near Greenland. On Tuesday, four activists boarded and locked themselves to an ...
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Texas Appeals Court Upholds Gay Marriage, Divorce Ban - Democracy Now
Wed, 09/01/2010 - 06:09
Texas Appeals Court Upholds Gay Marriage, Divorce Ban
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A Texas appeals court has ruled same-sex couples legally married in other states can't get divorced in Texas. The ruling came in the case of a gay Dallas ...
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Study: Hiring of Immigrant Workers Triggers Economic Benefits - Democracy Now
Wed, 09/01/2010 - 06:09
Study: Hiring of Immigrant Workers Triggers Economic Benefits
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In other immigration news, a new study suggests a causal link between an influx of foreign workers and economic growth. According to the San Francisco Fed, ...
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NY Enacts Domestic Workers Rights' Law - Democracy Now
Wed, 09/01/2010 - 06:09
NY Enacts Domestic Workers Rights' Law
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New York Governor David Paterson has signed into law a measure establishing a landmark set of working standards for housekeepers, nannies and other domestic ...
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Gov't Sues Arizona Colleges for Anti-Immigrant Discrimination - Democracy Now
Wed, 09/01/2010 - 06:09
Gov't Sues Arizona Colleges for Anti-Immigrant Discrimination
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The federal government has filed another lawsuit over the anti-immigrant crackdown in Arizona. The Justice Department says a group of Phoenix-area community ...
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Deal Reached to Provide Dialysis Treatment to Undocumented Immigrants in Atlanta - Democracy Now
Wed, 09/01/2010 - 06:09
Deal Reached to Provide Dialysis Treatment to Undocumented Immigrants in Atlanta
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In Georgia, a deal has been reached in an impasse over the provision of life-saving dialysis treatment to a group of undocumented immigrants. ...
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Poll: 71% of New Yorkers Oppose Islamic Center in Lower Manhattan - Democracy Now
Wed, 09/01/2010 - 06:09
Poll: 71% of New Yorkers Oppose Islamic Center in Lower Manhattan
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The attacks come amidst the ongoing hysteria around plans for an Islamic cultural center blocks from New York's Ground Zero. A poll released Tuesday shows ...
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5 Arrested After Shots Fired at New York Mosque - Democracy Now
Wed, 09/01/2010 - 06:08
5 Arrested After Shots Fired at New York Mosque
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Five teenagers have been arrested on charges of disrupting a religious service at a mosque in upstate New York. Police say the group shouted obscenities, ...
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Study: CEOs Who Fired Most Workers Earned Highest Pay - Democracy Now
Wed, 09/01/2010 - 06:08
Study: CEOs Who Fired Most Workers Earned Highest Pay
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A new study shows the CEOs who fired the most workers during the economic recession have also taken home the highest pay. According to the Institute for ...
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4 Israeli Settlers Killed on Eve of Mideast Talks - Democracy Now
Wed, 09/01/2010 - 06:08
4 Israeli Settlers Killed on Eve of Mideast Talks
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US-brokered talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority begin tomorrow Washington. Both sides agreed to sit down last month after the US successfully ...
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Four African Union Troops Killed in Somalia - Democracy Now
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 06:17
Four African Union Troops Killed in Somalia
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And in Somalia, four African Union troops from Uganda died Monday when militants fired mortars at the Somali presidential palace in Mogadishu. ...
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Mice, Maggots, Manure Found At Factory Egg Farms Linked to Salmonella Outbreak - Democracy Now
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 06:17
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Mice, Maggots, Manure Found At Factory Egg Farms Linked to Salmonella Outbreak
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Federal investigators have finally had a chance to inspect the factory egg farms in Iowa linked to the largest salmonella outbreak of its kind in the United ...
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One in Six Americans Now Enrolled in Anti-Poverty Programs - Democracy Now
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 06:17
One in Six Americans Now Enrolled in Anti-Poverty Programs
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USA Today reports one in six American are now enrolled in government anti-poverty programs due to the housing and job crisis. The number of Americans on ...
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Suspected Drug Lord Captured in Mexico - Democracy Now
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 06:16
Suspected Drug Lord Captured in Mexico
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Mexican officials have announced the capture of Edgar Valdez Villarreal, a Texas-born man suspected to be a major drug lord. He was seized by federal police ...
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Candlelight Vigil in Tennessee Condemns Arson at Mosque Site - Democracy Now
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 06:16
Candlelight Vigil in Tennessee Condemns Arson at Mosque Site
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In Tennessee, more than 150 people gathered last night for a candlelight vigil in the city of Murfreesboro to protest the recent arson at the construction ...
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Predator Drones to Begin Patrolling Texas-Mexico Border - Democracy Now
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 06:16
Predator Drones to Begin Patrolling Texas-Mexico Border
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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has announced the US will begin flying Predator surveillance drones out of Corpus Christi, Texas, ...
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Anti-Mosque Rhetoric in US Reportedly Boosts Taliban Recruitment - Democracy Now
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 06:15
Anti-Mosque Rhetoric in US Reportedly Boosts Taliban Recruitment
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Newsweek is reporting that Taliban operatives in Afghanistan say the backlash against the construction of an Islamic cultural center in Lower Manhattan has ...
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Obama Administration Sued over Plan to Assassinate US Citizens - Democracy Now
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 06:15
Obama Administration Sued over Plan to Assassinate US Citizens
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The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights have sued the Obama administration over its claim to have the authority to ...
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Gibbs: US Is Increasing Fight Against al-Qaeda in Africa and Southeast Asia - Democracy Now
Tue, 08/31/2010 - 06:15
Gibbs: US Is Increasing Fight Against al-Qaeda in Africa and Southeast Asia
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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has said President Obama may also talk tonight about how the the US is expanding the war against al-Qaeda by ...
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