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Pentagon general: President won’t decide when troops leave Iraq
This week, Gen. Ray Odierno, the current commanding general of all forces deployed to Iraq, conducted an interview with the…
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Who are the real ‘pirates’ in Africa?
Recent news coverage has been dominated by sensationalized stories of Somali pirates hijacking ships and taking hostages in order to…
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As price of gold skyrockets, Congo miners face harsh existence
The price of gold recently rose to over $1,000 per ounce. Yet in the super-rich goldmines of the Democratic Republic…
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Lawrence Summers: Wall Street crony and bigot
On April 3, the White House quietly released financial records for President Obama’s pick for chairman of the National Economic…
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US demands silence on Palestine, slavery, Islamophobia at racism conference
The Obama administration is so far refusing to attend the U.N. World Conference against Racism in Geneva, which will convene…
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Progressive election law ratified in Bolivia
After a five-day hunger strike with thousands of supporters who joined him, President Evo Morales forced the right wing in…
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Obama and Latin America
Nowhere might hopes have been so high around the world outside of U.S. African American communities after Barack Obama’s election…
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Terrorist Luis Posada Carriles is indicted
On April 8, prosecutors indicted the terrorist Luis Posada Carriles in a federal court in El Paso, Texas. This indictment…
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Sri Lankan military offensive kills thousands
On April 12, the Sri Lankan military declared a two-day temporary ceasefire in its military campaign against the Tamil population.…
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Obama seeks increase in war spending, again
Responding to the request of Pentagon generals, the Obama administration has asked Congress for $83 billion in supplemental war funding.…
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AT&T goes after workers health care, organizing rights
Members of the Communication Workers of America union are currently engaged in an important contract struggle with AT&T, the country’s…
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Israel bombs Sudan
Recent revelations and events in Sudan continue to expose the ongoing campaign, by imperialist governments and "civil society," to demonize…
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G-20 summit: emergency rescue operation or PR exercise?
The strongly protested, imperialist-dominated, G-20 summit held in London April 2 included two main elements: an attempt to contain the…
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‘The police took my son’s father away from us’
On April 12, 2008, Kenny Lazo, 24, was beaten to death while in police custody in Bay Shore (Suffolk County,…
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U.S. ambassador threatens more sanctions against Zimbabwe
United States and British attacks on Zimbabwe’s independence are escalating. On April 9, the U.S. ambassador to Zimbabwe, James McGee,…
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Liberation Volume 3, Issue 10
Volume 3, No. 10: Billionaires, Your Time is Up. We Need Socialism! U.S. News D.C.-area residents stand up against mass…
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Liberation Volume 3, Issue 8
Volume 3, No. 8: What Are Our Tax Dollars Paying For? U.S. News White House attacks teachers' unions Class robbery…
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Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at Bush has sentence reduced
Iraq’s federal appeals court has announced that the sentence of Muntadhar al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at…
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Rally of 100,000 in North Korea salutes successful satellite missile launch
On April 8, 100,000 people gathered in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, to participate in a rally…
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News from Bolivia
Fresh news about Bolivia was arriving this morning, Thursday April 9, on the Bolivian television channel, reflecting tension in the…
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