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Tagged: 2009

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...

February 26, 2009

Obama Unveils Budget Plan Lawmakers Debate Foreclosure Bill Government Close to Deal With Citibank Sri Lankan Police Arrest Newspaper Editor Palestinian Unity Talks Start in Cairo Download Audio HEADLINES Defense Dept. Will Allow Media...

February 25, 2009

Obama Commerce nominee could impact U.S.-China relations Obama paves road for economic recovery Critics say Guantanamo still full of abuse Possible Israeli demolition would displace more than 80 Palestinian homes Mapping Namibia’s groundwater “Running...

February 24, 2009

What would bank nationalization mean for taxpayers? Immigration reform not necessarily part of Congress docket Halliburton: changing the U.S. makes war Push to change Rockefeller drug laws Egypt sponsors conference for Hamas and Fatah...

February 23, 2009

Some Governors refuse stimulus money Pakistan ceasefire may depend on education for girls New Yorkers condemn rape simulation video game Senate considers D.C. voting rights Berkeley residents demonstrate against local steel plant Bomber hits...