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Blindsided in Iraq
August 24, 2007Movie REVIEW No End in Sight Directed and produced by Charles Ferguson Magnolia Pictures, 2007 102 minutes The Iraq war statistics shown on screen at the end of Charles Ferguson’s’ debut documentary, “No End in Sight,”...
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A must-see play, union-made
August 24, 2007THEATER REVIEW Buried: The Sago Mine Disaster Written by Jerry Starr Music by Anne Feeney Directed by Dale Morris I recently attended a reading of “Buried: The Sago Mine Disaster” as part of the San Diego...
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Roche puts profits first
August 24, 2007Early in June, Roche Pharmaceuticals announced a global recall of nelfinavir (marketed as Viracept) after discovering batches were contaminated with a carcinogen at its Swiss manufacturing plant in March. In the announcement, Roche recalled in Europe...
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Immigrant workers stand up and win
August 24, 2007CHICAGO — Ten days after walking off their jobs, immigrant workers at Cygnus Corp.’s soap factory here scored a victory by being hired back without reprisals and with an increase in pay. An executive from Cygnus’...
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Fired nurses testify for patient safety
August 24, 2007MESQUITE, Texas — A panel of community leaders here heard testimony on the health care situation in North Texas on Aug. 15. The firing of three registered nurses who stood up for patient safety in spite...
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