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Fierce lobbying counters White House push for food aid reform
Reuters* White House seeks biggest change in aid since Cold War * Opposition began work months ago on Capitol Hill * Reforms have mostly detractors, few supporters in Congress By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - A White House plan to modernize...Tags: Barack Obama, Human Interest, Shipping Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Justice System
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Power of global arms treaty hinges on next steps, activists say
A new United Nations pact to regulate the global weapons trade was cheered by human rights and humanitarian groups, but its power will depend on how stringently it is followed. Like many international agreements, the arms trade treaty does not have a...
Tags: African Union, Weaponry, National Rifle Association of America, Justice and Rights, Activism
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Anquan Boldin shocked but not bitter about trade to 49ers
Anquan Boldin was on another continent when he learned he had been traded from the team that had won the Super Bowl in January to the team that he had helped to beat in the big game. The now former Baltimore Ravens receiver said he had just arrived in...
Tags: San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, Senegal, Anquan Boldin, ESPN (tv network)
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Protesters take on Nestlé at U.S. headquarters in Glendale
Oxfam America, a national relief and development organization, came to Glendale Friday to ask Nestlé if the company weighs its profits over the welfare of women. Protesters erected a 15-foot-high “Scales of Justice” structure in front of...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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