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Protests greet release of Oscar Grant’s killer
June 14, 2011Hundreds marched peacefully to protest the release from prison of Johannes Mehserle, former BART police officer who killed passenger Oscar Grant III, after Mehserle had served just one year in prison.
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Chile seeks truth about deaths of Allende and Neruda
June 14, 2011The body of former Chilean President Salvador Allende was exhumed in May in an attempt to determine whether the democratically elected socialist president was murdered.
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Ending wars, creating jobs, top mayors’ agenda
June 14, 2011More than a dozen mayors are sponsoring a resolution to end the Afghanistan and Iraq wars and use the savings to pay for job-creating programs in the nation's cities.
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World Notes: Venezuela, South Africa, Romania and more
June 14, 2011Thousands marched in Caracas on June 7 demanding protection for small farmers determined to take over unused land in accordance with the Lands and Agrarian Development Act of 2001.
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Shop Talk: Organizing at Apple, winning bronze shoe
June 13, 2011Apple workers are talking union, Wisconsin workers won a bronze shoe - and more.
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