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EDITORIAL: Rat leaving a sinking ship?
August 17, 2007Karl Rove claims he’s resigning to spend more time with his family. Others note that he has been a central figure in investigations swirling around the Bush administration, including scrutiny of the outing of CIA operative...
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This Week In Labor: August 18
August 17, 2007Hog boss fires pro-union worker José Ozorio Figueroa, a worker at the Smithfield meatpacking plant in Tar Heel, N.C., was fired Aug. 6. Company representatives said he was terminated for showing up four minutes late to...
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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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