Monthly Archive: July 2009
Taxpayers fund lavish executive compensation packages California coalition urges cuts to state prison system to ease budget crunch Bomb attacks in Spain as Basque separatist group ETA marks 50th anniversary Honduran police crack down...
Progressive and conservative Democrats divided over public option Obama administration discusses stimulus plan to curb homelessness Opposition forces defeat Communists in Moldova parliamentary elections US envoy Holbrooke concerned about instability in Pakistan Guantanamo detainee...
Zelaya supporters trapped on Honduras Nicaragua border Public option sidelined for co-op proposal for health care reform Congress rejects food security bill Venezuela freezes diplomatic ties with Colombia following accusations it supported FARC guerrillas...
Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor is one step closer to making history Home sales up in the US, but foreclosures also grow Weeks before election, attacks continue against Afghanistan Presidential campaigns Sweden asks Venezuela to...
Tensions rise in Honduras-Nicaragua border following President Zelaya´s visit Honduras interim government reacts to deposed President´s moves Walmart pushes for expanded health care coverage Protests over Iran elections continue as Ahmadinejad prepares inauguration Gay...
Deadline to close Gitmo approaches without a concrete plan for detainees Administration figures tout stimulus before congressional scrutiny Minimum wage increase for some, but not all Arizona tribes push back against uranium mining on...
FSRN scrutinizes President Obama’s meetings with health industry executives Housing advocates critical of Obama’s loan modification program Iranian democracy activists stage hunger strike at UN headquarters International tribunal redefines borders between north and south...
Health care reform stalled in Congress US Senate debates controversial amendments to defense spending bill Native American tribes seek ways to develop green economies North-South conflict affects Koreans in Japan Community activists respond to...
Federal transport agency withheld information on handsfree cell phone risks Employee Free Choice Act stalled in Senate US Senate may allow Americans to carry concealed weapons across states Health care lobbying reaches record numbers...
Honduras talks fail: Zelaya supporters plan civil disobedience Clinton negotiates weapons sales and climate change policies during India visit President Obama urges Congress to speed up health care reform Latino deaths at work increase...