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Honoring Nelson Mandela at 90
July 11, 2008Statesmen, royalty and major world figures in business, sports and entertainment celebrated the life of South African anti-apartheid and national liberation leader Nelson Mandela during a Hyde Park concert in London, June 27. The event honored...
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Unions say free trade pact would stoke Colombia strife
July 11, 2008Teamsters Union president James Hoffa and Jorge Gamboa, president of the National Petroleum Workers Union of Colombia, warn that ratifying the U.S.-Colombia “free trade” agreement would continue the long civil war that results in hostage-taking there....
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ICE throws working moms in jail
July 11, 2008‘How does this keep this country safe?’ asks labor leader HOUSTON — 200 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents swept up and arrested 166 workers at Action Rags,U.S.A., June 25, just north of the Houston Ship Channel...
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Supreme Court decisions are a mixed bag
July 11, 2008NewsAnalysisElections will determine high court’s future direction A review of U.S. Supreme Court decisions in the 2007-2008 term should be enough to convince doubters of the importance of a massive vote to end the far-right Republican...
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EDITORIAL: Ending the war for oil
July 11, 2008In 2002, this newspaper issued a bumper sticker that read, “No War for Oil.” Events show how “on target” we were. Following the U.S. invasion of Iraq, U.S. oil company representatives were installed as “advisers” in...
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