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  • Millions send Castro solidarity wishes

    Millions send Castro solidarity wishes

    August 11, 2006

    NEWS ANALYSISAfter Cuban President Fidel Castro announced his intestinal surgery and the orderly succession of power on July 31, millions responded, not only in Cuba but also around the world. Depending on their class point of...

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  • Union pact opens doors for city students

    Union pact opens doors for city students

    August 11, 2006

    PHILADELPHIA — “Congratulations young people, you’re about to become union members!” said School Reform Commission chair James Nevels. The school administrator heralded a groundbreaking agreement between the school district here and unions that make up the...

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  • Almond workers voices travel far

    Almond workers voices travel far

    August 11, 2006

    OAKLAND, Calif. — The story of hundreds of workers seeking a union at a California almond processing plant is increasingly being heard around the state and around the world. Faced with their employer’s union-busting efforts, the...

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  • Jewish Americans call for cease-fire

    Jewish Americans call for cease-fire

    August 11, 2006 By Susan Webb

    Carolyn Eisenberg, a history professor in Brooklyn, N.Y., grew up in what she describes as a Zionist family, with “a great deal of affection for Israel.” Last week, as co-chair of Brooklyn Parents for Peace, she...

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  • Stop playing games with minimum wage

    Stop playing games with minimum wage

    August 11, 2006

    Labor, community groups vow to press forward for a real minimum wage hikeA Republican bill that hid a huge, wolfish tax break for the wealthy inside the sheep’s clothing of an increase in the minimum wage...

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