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Obama moves will allow NLRB to function as intended
July 15, 2009An article in the Peoples Weekly World earlier this year explained that the National Labor Relations Board had put a freeze on consideration of all contested cases because of a ruling by a right-wing federal judge....
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Hondurans fighting coup
July 15, 2009TEGUCIGALPA (Prensa Latina) Honduran peoples organizations began Tuesday with a new day of peaceful resistance after 17 days of rallies and other demonstrations against the June 28 military coup. Social forces from the National Front against...
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Lawmakers propose stronger plant closing notification law
July 15, 2009WASHINGTON –(Workday Minnesota) Saying the nation’s 21-year-old plant closing law needs to be widened and toughened to account for changes in today’s economy, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation in late June to do so....
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New Haven Board of Aldermen urges Sotomayor confirmation
July 15, 2009NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The New Haven Board of Aldermen has urged confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. The board's resolution, passed last week, is especially significant as the...
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US to unearth Afghan war skeletons
July 15, 2009Original source: US President Barack Obama has ordered an investigation into reports that warlords allied to the US slaughtered up to 2,000 Afghan prisoners of war in 2001. In a televised interview aired on Sunday, Mr...
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