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Category: 2009

March 12, 2009

Pakistan opposition party members defy protest ban and take to the streets Obama’s pick to head FDA faces tough job to reform agency More low power FM may soon come to a community near...

March 11, 2009

Treasury official Kashkari tries to explain where bank bail funds are going Arizona Sheriff Arpaio’s department now subject of Justice Department probe Los Angeles Times reporters sue parent company 1872 mining law may finally...

March 10, 2009

Lawmakers consider spending more money on Mexico-U.S. Merida Initiative Employee Free Choice Act introduced in Congress Tibetans in exile mark 50th anniversary of uprising against Chinese rule Palestinians head to Cairo for national unity...

March 9, 2009

Obama reverses stem cell research ban British aid convoy arrives in Gaza International kidnap-to-adoption ring uncovered South African textile workers making ends meet Solar power in southern Utah Download Audio HEADLINES US Supreme Court...

March 6, 2009

Unemployment hits 25-year high California Supreme Court hears Prop 8 same sex marriage ban arguments Bay area activists protest BART officer involvement in Oscar Grant killing Mexico Unconquered: author says struggle for dignity continues...

March 5, 2009

Obama convenes health care reform summit Congress considers mortgage bill 287(g) comes under scrutiny on Capitol Hill Humanitarian aid workers expelled from Sudan Kenyan dance company brings physical disability into dance Download Audio HEADLINES...

March 4, 2009

Download Audio HEADLINES US Supreme Court Rules Not to Limit Lawsuits Against Drug Companies In a blow to the pharmaceutical industry, the US Supreme court ruled today that drug companies can be held liable...

March 3, 2009

Attack on Sri Lankan cricketers Bush era “terror memos” revealed Cuba Government Shake Up Hearing on healthcare facilities at the ICE facilities Palestinian human rights advocates push event forward Renewable energy on reservations Download...

March 2, 2009

International community pledges $3-billion for Gaza rebuilding Gaza residents anxiously await reconstruction to start Environmentalist youth take to Capital Hill Activists urge end to U.S. foreign military bases Obama picks Sebelius to head Department...

February 27, 2009

Obama: We’ll Be (Sort Of) Out of Iraq in 19 Months Obama Budget Proposal Increases Military Spending Senate Approves Voting Rights for DC Bankruptcy Closing Hospitals in New York National Groups Organizing Over Civilian...