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August 4, 2009

Financial agencies reject Obama plan for new banking regulations Senate debates Sotomayor nomination to Supreme Court Human rights groups ask Secretary Clinton to focus on Somali refugee crisis Chavez supporters attack Venezuela´s Globovision TV,...

August 3, 2009

Guantanamo detainees could be taken to US prisons Secretary of State Hillary Clinton prepares Africa trip Aid agencies bury more than 700 people in northern Nigeria following sectarian violence Pakistan recruits women police officers...

July 31, 2009

Taxpayers fund lavish executive compensation packages California coalition urges cuts to state prison system to ease budget crunch Bomb attacks in Spain as Basque separatist group ETA marks 50th anniversary Honduran police crack down...

July 30, 2009

Progressive and conservative Democrats divided over public option Obama administration discusses stimulus plan to curb homelessness Opposition forces defeat Communists in Moldova parliamentary elections US envoy Holbrooke concerned about instability in Pakistan Guantanamo detainee...

July 29, 2009

Zelaya supporters trapped on Honduras Nicaragua border Public option sidelined for co-op proposal for health care reform Congress rejects food security bill Venezuela freezes diplomatic ties with Colombia following accusations it supported FARC guerrillas...

July 28, 2009

Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor is one step closer to making history Home sales up in the US, but foreclosures also grow Weeks before election, attacks continue against Afghanistan Presidential campaigns Sweden asks Venezuela to...

July 27, 2009

Tensions rise in Honduras-Nicaragua border following President Zelaya´s visit Honduras interim government reacts to deposed President´s moves Walmart pushes for expanded health care coverage Protests over Iran elections continue as Ahmadinejad prepares inauguration Gay...

July 24, 2009

Deadline to close Gitmo approaches without a concrete plan for detainees Administration figures tout stimulus before congressional scrutiny Minimum wage increase for some, but not all Arizona tribes push back against uranium mining on...

July 23, 2009

FSRN scrutinizes President Obama’s meetings with health industry executives Housing advocates critical of Obama’s loan modification program Iranian democracy activists stage hunger strike at UN headquarters International tribunal redefines borders between north and south...

July 22, 2009

Health care reform stalled in Congress US Senate debates controversial amendments to defense spending bill Native American tribes seek ways to develop green economies North-South conflict affects Koreans in Japan Community activists respond to...