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Detroit rallies for HR 676
October 28, 2005DEARBORN, Mich. — Several hundred Detroit area residents gathered here Oct. 17 to speak out on the health care crisis in the U.S. and to demand a national solution. Organized by the Healthcare Now! coalition, sponsored...
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This week in labor
October 28, 2005GM runs over autoworker health care General Motors workers are now voting on a new concession package that will cost retirees up to $752 a year for their health care. GM says the new agreement will...
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World Notes
October 28, 2005Haiti: UN official calls rights ‘catastrophic’ UN official Thierry Fagart, who heads a team of 30 human rights monitors, said Oct. 14 that the human rights situation in Haiti is “catastrophic,” The Associated Press reported. Fagart...
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Blockade puts cruel limits on Cuba travel
October 28, 2005News Analysis Sen. Brian Dorgan (R-N.D.) had high hopes for the passage of his amendment to an appropriations bill that would have cut funding for the Treasury Department’s enforcement of the Cuba travel ban. Supporters of...
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Canada turns blind eye to torture, report charges
October 28, 2005VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canada is deporting persons to countries where they risk being cruelly treated and tortured, Amnesty International (AI) said in a report released Oct. 13. Titled “Protection Gap: Strengthening Canada’s compliance with international...
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