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French protest job bill
March 24, 2006After a weekend of protests in which 1.5 million people took to the streets, French labor unions are preparing for a general strike in response to what they call a dangerous and disturbing new law. The...
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Senators pass Bush steal from poor budget
March 24, 2006WASHINGTON — The Senate rushed through a measure March 16 to increase the nation’s debt ceiling to just under $9 trillion, approved a $2.8 trillion 2007 fiscal year budget resolution and went home to try to...
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Steelworkers hit streets for Mexican miners
March 24, 2006Steelworkers are rallying in front of Mexican consulates across the U.S. and Canada to demand that Mexico’s President Vicente Fox reinstate the head of that country’s miners union. The pro-corporate Fox government has removed Napoleon Gomez...
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WHATSREALLYGOOD
March 24, 2006Resisting war The National Youth and Student Peace Coalition sponsored a “Day of Resistance” March 16 in communities across the country. Open mikes, concerts, marches and other events were organized to provide places “where our generation...
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Immigrant rights actions impact Senate debate
March 24, 2006Months of growing grassroots pressure for immigrants’ rights and against proposed harsh repressive measures are beginning to open new avenues of struggle for a fair and humane approach to immigration reform.
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