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by Dave McGill

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June 28, 2009 09:53 PM EDT (featured date: June 30, 2009) — And no - It doesn't involve Iran. The Japanese media has recently said that North Korea appears to be planning a long-range missile test for around the 4 th of July. It would be aimed, so say . . . more

The Horrendous Conditions of Sweatshops in America Then and Now

by Carol Roach

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June 30, 2009 07:16 AM EDT (featured date: June 30, 2009) — Part 7 Women's Rights The American unskilled laborer went from workhouse to sweatshop. Though the poor were no longer incarcerated in the prison-like workhouses and almshouses . . . more

Two Koreas prepare for talks amid high tension

by Richard B.

June 30, 2009 09:34 AM EDT (featured date: June 30, 2009) — SEOUL (AFP) - A South Korean delegation has left for North Korea to prepare for talks amid growing concerns over the future of their last remaining reconciliation project. The South's unification ministry . . . more

Keep the Focus on Our Jailed Journalists in North Korea

by Tracey W.

views: 54 | rating: 9.2 | comments: 4

June 30, 2009 12:19 PM EDT (featured date: June 30, 2009) — Euna Lee and Laura Ling, two American journalists, were captured near the border of North Korea and China. It is not clear if they actually crossed over the border, but they have been . . . more

Dubai Merc - Open for business - Oil Contracts

by Richard B.

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June 03, 2007 09:20 AM EDT (featured date: June 03, 2007) — The Dubai Merc is now open for business. Currently they only sell oil contracts from Oman which is a non-OPEC country. However, as it is a Mercantile exchange they can work with any commodities they want . . . more

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