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AIDS drug company Abbott Laboratories inflates prices to reap more profits
Breakthroughs in medical research in the mid 1990s provided new hope for people infected with HIV, the virus that causes…
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Worldwide protests mark fifth anniversary of Guantánamo torture camp
Thursday, Jan. 11 marked the fifth anniversary of the first detainee being brought to the U.S. prison in Guantánamo, Cuba.…
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Bush’s high-stakes gamble to save ‘dollar hegemony’
Now that Bush "the decider" has opted to send thousands more troops to Iraq, what are the possible economic consequences…
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Struggling for justice: A message from Leonard Peltier
"Much of the government's behavior at the Pine Ridge Reservation and in its prosecution of Mr. Peltier is to be…
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U.S. peace movement responds to Bush’s speech: ANSWER Coalition statement
U.S. Peace Movement Plans to 'Escalate' Street Protests The ANSWER Coalition Responds to Bush’s War Speech of January 10, 2007…
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Immigrant detention centers hold entire families
Over the past year, the U.S. government has stepped up attacks on undocumented workers with racist legislation and immigration policies.…
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Bush claims power to open mail without warrant
On Dec. 20, 2006, President Bush signed a statement attached to a postal reform bill that gave him the authority…
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Gerald Ford: A bloodstained ‘healer’
"In President Ford, the world saw the best of America and America found a man whose character and leadership would…
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Democrats will not cut Iraq war funding
The Nov. 7 midterm congressional elections led to the defeat of the Republican majority in the House of Representatives and…
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Afghanistan war tactics employed on U.S.-Mexico border
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is expanding its efforts to militarize the 2,000-mile border separating the United States and…
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