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The July 2 liberation of hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was welcomed by world leaders, ranging from U.S. officials and French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who earlier negotiated the release of six hostages held by FARC.

Every day 82 people die to gun violence throughout the U.S. according to the Centers for Disease Control. Chicago Public School officials say 27 students have died by gunfire since September 2007.

Universal health care moved closer to reality when the U.S. Conference of Mayors upped the ante June 23 by backing HR 676, the National Health Insurance Act. The bill, introduced by Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), would expand Medicare to cover everyone in the United States under a single-payer national health insurance system.

The AFL-CIO officially endorsed Barack Obama for president on June 26.

La propuesta del presidente Bush y el senador John McCain de revocar las prohibiciones en contra de explotar yacimientos de petróleo en la costa no hará nada para bajar el precio del combustible pero sí causará daños permanente a la costa y la vida silvestre marítima, de acuerdo a ambientalistas y expertos energéticos.

Las palabras del presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez hacia las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) ha motivado comentarios desde ambas elementos de derecha que de izquierda.

CHICAGO – “Lo bueno de grandes personajes es que inspiran a otros años después para defender a lo bueno y lo justo”, dijo el reverendo Calvin Morris. “Los pasos de Rudy Lozano nos muestran el camino a seguir en las luchas históricas de hoy”.

Plans to base the much-talked-about United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) in Africa have been dropped for now. The U.S. government acknowledged defeat in its all-out campaign to convince any African ally to welcome the installation on its territory. AFRICOM will begin operations this October in Germany instead.