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Chicago teachers may be forced to strike
August 17, 2007CHICAGO — Thirty-two thousand members of the Chicago Teachers Union are prepared to go on strike, if they have to, before school starts here on Sept. 4. Hundreds of teachers met at Plumber’s Hall to discuss...
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Microscopic lynching: AIDS and the Black community
August 17, 2007It is no secret that African Americans live shorter lives, fall ill earlier in life, have sicker children and are more susceptible to both chronic and acute diseases than others in our country. In fact, we...
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Delivery workers want fair shake at Saigon Grill
August 17, 2007NEW YORK — Lin Xin Wei, a Chinese immigrant who came to the United States from his home province of Fujian, wants to work, support his family and achieve a better living. Instead, he has spent...
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WORLD NOTES: August 18
August 17, 2007Poland: Right-wing gov’t may be leaving Poland faces parliamentary elections in October, following the Self-Defense Party’s (SDP) withdrawal from the governing coalition. In July, Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of the conservative Law and Justice Party,...
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UN says Gaza Strip facing economic collapse
August 17, 2007UNITED NATIONS — The Gaza Strip is in danger of a general economic collapse, said a high level UN official, unless Karni crossing, the main point of entry for commercial goods into the territory, is reopened...
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