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David Swanson, 10/19/2007
Over two years ago, the following 123 Democratic Congress Members did something extraordinary.
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Morris Colman, 10/19/2007
A philosophy may be defined as the most general statement the philosopher can make regarding the nature of the universe and humanity’s position in it.
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Political Affairs, 10/19/2007
Because of your support, we are very close to achieving our goal of raising $40,000 and $1,000 from our online readers. Will you help us get over the top by making a contribution of $100, $50, or $10 today?
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Jonathan Springston, 10/18/2007
Congressional Republicans have now delayed a bill proposed by the Democratic leadership in the US House Committees on the Judiciary and Intelligence to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), an act which governs domestic warrantless wiretapping.
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Anthony Papa, 10/18/2007
"Have no doubt." The United States government has zero tolerance when it comes to illegal drug use and the peddling of drugs.
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MercoPress, 10/18/2007
The gap between United States richest and poorest is at its widest in 25 years with the wealthiest taking home a record share of the nation's income that exceeds even the previous high in 2000, according to recent data from the Internal Revenue Service, IRS.
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Norman Markowitz, 10/18/2007
The news from Congress this week is grim. Democrats, who previously endorsed a resolution condemning the Ottoman Empire for the Armenian genocide during World War I, are now withdrawing their support.
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Combined Sources, 10/18/2007
About 5,000 registered nurses at 15 Northern California hospitals struck this week to improve patient care.
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Iraqi Communist Party, 10/17/2007
A statement issued today (17 October 2007) by a spokesman of the Political Bureau of the Iraqi Communist Party expressed deep concern about the escalation of tension on Iraq's borders with neighbouring Turkey.
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Kimball Cariou, 10/17/2007
Amid the wave of mass media coverage of brutal repression against democracy activists in Burma, almost nothing has appeared about the role of Canadian and other western corporate interests in that country.
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The Guardian (Australia), 10/17/2007
At the last moment John Howard has been forced to call an election. He has procrastinated for months hoping that something will turn up to alter the long string of negative public opinion polls.
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Thomas Riggins, 10/17/2007
The Friday New York Times (10-12-07) has an interesting article by David M. Herszenhorn (“Party’s Liberal Base Proves Trying to Democrats Back in Power’).
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Sherwood Ross, 10/17/2007
Sooner or later, a country that spies on its neighbors will turn on its own people, violating their privacy, stealing their liberties.
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Prensa Latina, 10/16/2007
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez defended Latin American integration as the way to face current US imperial policies in the continent.
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Venezuela Information Office, 10/16/2007
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez explains his political vision as inspired by the 19th Century independence leader, Simon Bolivar, who worked to unite the South American continent.
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Political Affairs, 10/16/2007
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Charley Allan, 10/15/2007
Changing Venezuela by Taking Power is jam-packed with new and original information, much of which has only been available in Spanish until now. The title is a dig at the anarcho-marxist bible Change the World Without Taking Power by John Holloway.
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Chris Frazer, 10/15/2007
National chair of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA), Webb spoke to a standing-room-only audience of 90‑plus students and faculty on September 26. The theme of the meeting was "Last Dance for Bush: Peace, Justice and the 2008 Elections, A Communist Viewpoint."
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People's Democracy, 10/15/2007
The developments in the last fortnight have reached a stage where the Congress leadership cannot avoid taking a final decision on whether the government should proceed to take the next step to operationalize the deal.
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Earth Talk, 10/15/2007
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According to marine scientists, the world’s coral reefs—those underwater repositories for biodiversity that play host to some 25 percent of all marine life—are in big trouble as a result of global warming.
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