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WORLD NOTES
August 4, 2006Russia: Autoworkers build independent union An independent union is taking root at a 4-year-old Ford assembly plant on the outskirts of St. Petersburg. Alexei Etmanov, a welder, attended a union conference in Brazil last year where...
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In Mexico, 3 million march for recount
August 4, 2006MEXICO CITY — Amid widespread evidence of election fraud, public pressure continues to grow for Mexican authorities to recount the vote. Nearly 3 million people from every state of Mexico converged on Mexico City July 30...
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More calls for Iraq troop pullout
August 4, 2006Key congressional Democratic leaders have called on President Bush to begin pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq by the end of this year.
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Clean Energy Initiative gains support
August 4, 2006LOS ANGELES — Using a neighborhood gas station as a backdrop, Democratic candidate for governor Phil Angelides late last month endorsed Proposition 87, the “Clean Energy Initiative,” which will be on the ballot in November.
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Election reform demanded in Cuyahoga County
August 4, 2006CLEVELAND — At a spirited rally July 28 some 120 union members, retirees and community activists demanded the resignation of Cuyahoga County Board of Elections Director Michael Vu and Deputy Director Gwen Dillingham. Chanting “Who must...
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