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  • Killing of FARC leader incites border tensions

    Killing of FARC leader incites border tensions

    March 6, 2008

    The killing of Raul Reyes, a leading spokesperson for the Revolutionary Armed Forced of Colombia (FARC), and 19 other FARC insurgents by Colombian armed forces in Ecuador March 1 came as hopes for peace in Colombia...

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  • Where the AFL-CIO stands on presidential race

    Where the AFL-CIO stands on presidential race

    March 5, 2008

    SAN DIEGO – As the executive council of the nation’s 10 million member AFL-CIO meets here March 4 – 6 to kick off its biggest ever election drive, the federation is not ready to make an...

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  • Speak out against Bushs new guest worker rules

    Speak out against Bushs new guest worker rules

    March 5, 2008

    The United Farm Workers Union is asking all progressive people to object to the new rules for agricultural guest workers that the Bush administration is pushing. At the beginning of February, President George Bush announced new...

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  • The NIU killings: making sense of the senseless

    The NIU killings: making sense of the senseless

    March 5, 2008 By Cristobal Cavazos

    DEKALB, Ill. – On the afternoon of Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, Steven Kazmierczak, age 27, emerged from behind the stage of a small lecture hall at Northern Illinois University and opened fire upon the students and...

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  • Are Green PC’s available?

    Are Green PC’s available?

    March 5, 2008

    EARTH TALK From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: As an online gamer, I spend a lot of time in front of my computer. What’s the environmental impact? And are “greener” PCs available? --...

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