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Auto pact: the good, the bad and the ugly
October 12, 2007The wages and working conditions of union autoworkers have always set standards for all manufacturing. These in turn have put upward pressure on wages and benefits for all workers. But in today’s political and economic climate,...
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Ground Zero fire, deaths, spur questions
October 12, 2007NEW YORK — Six years after the 9/11 attack, the fog of profiteering, corruption and secrecy continues to whirl around the demolition and reconstruction of the World Trade Center site. The latest deaths in the ongoing...
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By slim margin, Costa Rica passes free trade pact
October 12, 2007In an unprecedented referendum, Costa Rican voters Oct. 7 ratified a “free trade” treaty with the United States, putting their nation on track with neighboring Panama, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala — plus the Dominican Republic...
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Vigils press lawmakers to override Bush veto
October 12, 2007Children’s advocates stood vigil outside Republican lawmakers’ district offices across the nation Oct. 4 to demand that they override President Bush’s veto of a $35 billion increase in the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The...
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Latino Congreso sets 2008 agenda
October 12, 2007LOS ANGELES — Some 2,000 Latino leaders and activists from throughout the United States met here Oct. 5-9 to map an action plan and social justice program for the 2008 elections. Their goal is to bring...
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