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Padilla verdict raises troubling questions
August 24, 2007News Analysis José Padilla, a U.S. citizen and convert to Islam, was convicted by a federal jury in Miami, on Aug 16, on three charges of conspiracy and material support for terrorism. The verdict may be...
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NATIONAL CLIPS: August 25
August 24, 2007CHARLESTON, W.Va.: War costs could pay for kids’ health care JENA, La.: Hundreds demand justice for Jena 6 students KALAMAZOO, Mich.: Town hall meets ‘take a stand’ vs. war MEMPHIS, Tenn.: Heat kills 13 in state,...
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Guild fights union-busting by media giant
August 24, 2007OAKLAND, Calif. — The national media chain that now owns nearly all daily newspapers in the San Francisco Bay Area said Aug. 13 it was withdrawing recognition of the union representing newsroom employees. Media advocates see...
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As hog boss goes for the kill, workers unite for the fight
August 24, 2007Smithfield Packing employs 5,500 workers who slaughter and package the meat of 32,000 hogs a day at its sprawling plant in Tar Heel, a tiny town 80 miles south of Raleigh, N.C. The facility has become...
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Heeding the call of Elvira Arellano
August 24, 2007News AnalysisLOS ANGELES — Elvira Arellano stepped completely out of the shadows last week, seeking to galvanize the immigrant rights movement into emergency action. At stake is the fate of the nation’s 12 million undocumented immigrant...
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