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WHATS REALLY GOOD: October 20
October 19, 2007Students rally against racism More than 100 students rallied outside New York’s Columbia University’s Teachers College and marched in support of professor Madonna G. Constantine on Oct. 11, after a noose was found hanging on her...
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Troubled teen had rough home life
October 19, 2007CLEVELAND — Anguish and sorrow fill this city as teachers, parents, students, public officials and the community as a whole try to make sense of the tragic Oct. 10 shootings at SuccessTech Academy. Delegates to the...
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Union leaders reflect dissent in Chrysler vote
October 19, 2007Many leaders of the United Auto Workers are voicing concern about the contract agreed to by the union’s negotiating committee last week, an agreement that ended a six-hour nationwide strike against Chrysler. Their opposition to the...
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Unions, rights groups praise no-match ruling
October 19, 2007Unions and immigrant rights organizations praised a federal judge’s Oct. 10 decision barring the Social Security Administration from using “no-match” letters to force employers to fire workers who cannot quickly clear up discrepancies. At the same...
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Iranian Americans urge dialogue, not war
October 19, 2007In the wake of the Bush administration’s continued saber rattling against Iran, including its not-so-subtle threats to unleash U.S. bombing attacks against Iranian nuclear energy and military installations, a growing number of people and groups worldwide...
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