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Turkey's sex workers seek to establish a union

Posted by Kaerast

Activists and sex workers in Turkey are working on a project to establish Turkey's first sex workers union. They are hopeful about finding a solution to their problems and changing society's approach toward sex workers. They will organize an awareness walk to bring attention to their issues

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LENIN'S TOMB: Mumbai

Posted by Workingwriter

Who are these people who have attacked hotels, restaurants and other tourist haunts in Mumbai, India? Official sources want to point fingers at Pakistan or Al Qaeda. Others want to point to domestic Muslim radicals. There's some evidence pointing in both directions.

Lenin's Tomb offers some genuinely penetrating analysis of the crisis, by someone who clearly knows something. Can't vouch for the analysis completely, but it's certainly thought-provoking.

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Gunmen kill at least 78 in rampage across Mumbai

Posted by Jeff from Huffington Post

Teams of gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular restaurant, hospitals and a crowded train station in coordinated attacks across India's financial capital Wednesday night, killing at least 78 people and taking Westerners hostage, police said. A group of suspected Muslim militants claimed responsibility.

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GlobeSt.com: 60 Floor Westside Medical World Trade Mart Tower Advances

Posted by Villagenyc

Despite a daily dish of sour news that paint the picture of a city in economic contraction, a group of developers say excavation had begun and marketing is underway, for a new 60-floor, glass and steel tower that will rise over-looking the Jacob Javitts Center. The 1.5-million-square-foot complex--scheduled to be complete by 2013--will bring an international multi-purpose trade center for medical professionals and vendors to Manhattan's far west side.

LINK AT GlobeSt.Com

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World Leaders Don't Shake Bush's Hand At G20 Summit (VIDEO)

Posted by Jeff from Huffington Post

It appears in this video that President Bush's approval is in a sorrier state than polls indicate. In a video taken at the G20 summit, Bush walks across a line of world leaders without shaking or being asked to shake any of their hands. Whether the President is being rejected by the world leaders or he is rejecting them, CNN's Rick Sanchez aptly says that Bush looks like "the most unpopular kid in high school that nobody liked."

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Immigration Reform in 2009?

Posted by Shemuses

Will Barack Obama's historic election victory give new impetus to immigration reform in the United States? Analysts and political observers in the United States and Mexico have mixed assessments. Auguring against a quick fix are the economic crisis and the Iraq war, both of which the president-elect promises to prioritize early on his administration. Speaking on Univision Spanish-language television network shortly after Obama's victory, Chicago City Councilman Billy Ocasio said he did not think immigration reform would be possible within the first 100 days of the new administration, but he proposed the suspension of ICE raids and mass deportations until a solution to the question of illegal immigration could be further analyzed.

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Tibetans plot future after Dalai Lama admits failure

Posted by Jeff from Rawstory

Leading Tibetan exiles were set to meet in India on Monday for a week of discussions that could usher in a more radical approach to their long struggle against Chinese rule in Tibet. The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, called the meeting after admitting that his attempts to secure greater autonomy for the region through negotiation with the Chinese government had failed.

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