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  • French elections: Opposition grows to right wing

    French elections: Opposition grows to right wing

    April 11, 2008

    Commentary PARIS — For all those opposing the destructive policies of President Nicolas Sarkozy and his extreme right government, the main result of the mid-March local elections in France is the growing voter confidence in the...

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  • Zimbabwe awaits final election outcome

    Zimbabwe awaits final election outcome

    April 11, 2008 By Dennis Laumann

    After waiting more than a week for official results of the March 29 presidential elections, Zimbabweans still do not know whether Robert Mugabe, the only leader most have ever known, will step aside or face his...

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  • Penn. labor calls for election unity

    Penn. labor calls for election unity

    April 11, 2008 By Ben Sears

    PHILADELPHIA — Unity was the watchword at last week’s Pennsylvania state AFL-CIO biennial convention, as the 721 delegates cheered calls for a united effort to put a Democrat in the White House and to defeat John...

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  • Unions challenge Bush no-match plan

    Unions challenge Bush no-match plan

    April 11, 2008

    The United Food and Commercial Workers has stepped up its fight against Bush administration use of “no-match” Social Security letters against workers whose on-the-job identification doesn’t match what’s in government files. The government uses the program...

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  • Week of action unites students, workers

    Week of action unites students, workers

    April 11, 2008

    Imagine a world where everyone who chooses to can go to college. Picture a world where workers on school campuses and in communities have a voice about their working conditions and where the fruits and vegetables...

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