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Toussaint released, contract battle continues
May 12, 2006NEW YORK — Roger Toussaint, president of Transport Workers Union Local 100, was released from jail on the morning of April 28 after serving less than five days of a 10-day sentence for violating the anti-strike...
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Immigration compromise bill is a fraud
May 12, 2006When the Senate adjourned without acting on immigration legislation on April 7, the so-called Hagel-Martinez compromise bill was left hanging. Some supporters of immigrant rights saw this as a setback. But today many say the provisions...
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The U.S., Iran and nuclear politics
May 12, 2006In the midst of the muddy controversies surrounding the U.S.-Iran nuclear crisis lies a larger struggle for control of the greater Middle East and Central Asian region. The possibility of a U.S. nuclear or other strike...
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GOP mounts stealth attack on fuel efficiency standards
May 12, 2006Under the pretense of doing something about gas prices, President Bush and Republican leaders in Congress are seeking to gut the nation’s 30-year-old system for mandating fuel efficiency of cars and trucks.
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Whats Really Good
May 12, 2006Students rally against sweatshops Fifty UCLA students from United Students Against Sweatshops and other groups led an on-campus rally on May 2 to demand sweatshop-free collegiate apparel. They demanded that Chancellor Albert Carnesale endorse the “Designated...
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