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Commonwealth tops librarians' watch list
University Press of Kentucky’s forthcoming fall titles already are attracting attention from librarians. Library Journal, a leading trade magazine for librarians, has taken notice. In their next issue, as part of their coverage of the American...Tags: Harvard University, Germany, Awards and Prizes, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Bishops, nuns and rabbis debate gas fracking
news@jessaminejournal.comPITTSBURGH (AP) — Bishops, nuns and rabbis are joining the environmental and social debate over natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale region, and many are seeking a balance that reflects their congregations. "We have people's lives who are...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Annual Reports, Companies and Corporations, Protestantism, Range Resources Corporation
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Occupy Crab Orchard?
A crowd chanted, marched and distributed flyers to curious onlookers Saturday, under the watchful eye of law enforcement, outside of D&M Market in Crab Orchard in opposition to the harmful products that are being sold by the store.
Sold under the guise...Tags: Farms, Laws, Television, Law Enforcement, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Myanmar frees dissidents before leader's U.S. visit
NEW DELHI — Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups. The ex-general's...
Tags: Political Dissent, Thein Sein, Wars and Interventions, Cheese Corn, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Union protesters urge Morning Call owners not to sell to Koch brothers
About a dozen protesters demonstrated outside The Morning Call's Allentown offices Thursday to urge its parent company, Tribune Co., not to sell its newspapers to conservative businessmen Charles and David Koch. The politically active brothers...
Tags: Allentown, Tribune Company, Newspaper and Magazine, Bruce Karsh, Chicago Tribune
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Tribune newspapers attract suitors, 'noise'
Tribune reporterSeeking to tamp down “noise” over the possible sale of its newspapers, Tribune Co. CEO Peter Liguori sent an email to employees Wednesday calling speculation about a transaction premature. “A sale transaction is only one of our...Tags: Bruce Karsh, Employees, David Koch, Newspapers, Politics
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In Bangladesh, shock may give way to status quo
NEW DELHI — The disaster caused shocking loss of life among young, mostly female garment workers, awoke the conscience of a nation, spotlighted dismal working conditions and spurred loud calls for construction and labor reform. So far, that...Tags: Tommy Hilfiger, Economy, Business and Finance, Labor Legislation, Walmart, Disasters and Accidents
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3 days of marches against school closings planned
With just over a week before the Chicago Board of Education votes on a proposal to close 54 schools, the Chicago Teachers Union and other activist groups said Monday they would hold marches over three days to protest the plan. The marches will begin...
Tags: Chicago Teachers Union, Karen Lewis, Teachers, Chicago Mayor, Elections
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Man killed in Englewood neighborhood related to longtime activist
Tribune reportersThe great-nephew of a prominent Englewood community activist was fatally shot as he was driving from his great-grandmother's home Sunday afternoon in the Englewood neighborhood, according to family and police. Ronald A. Baskin, 21, of south suburban...Tags: Gresham, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Hal E. Baskin, Shootings, Local Elections
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Relative of Englewood activist Hal Baskin is fatally shot
The great-nephew of a prominent Englewood community activist was fatally shot Sunday in that neighborhood, according to family and police. Ronald Baskin, 21, of Lansing, was leaving his great-grandmother's home after stopping by to wish her a happy...
Tags: Hal E. Baskin, Shootings, Politics, Local Elections, Murder
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Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of Malcolm X, is slain in Mexico
MEXICO CITY -- Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X, has been beaten to death in Mexico City, his battered body dumped near the famed Plaza Garibaldi, in what may have been a robbery gone wrong, police said Friday. News...Tags: Mexico, New York City, Mexico City, Prisons, Shootings
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Sword of division is poised over Iraq
BAGHDAD — Less than a year and a half after the last U.S. troops left, Iraq's political leaders are openly debating the prospect of two dangerous paths for their country: de facto division or civil war. Perhaps both. Tension between the Shiite...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Religion and Belief, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religious Conflicts
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