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LABOR UPDATE
April 16, 2004‘Right-to-work’ attacks card check A right-to-work group is challenging the legality of agreements negotiated by the United Auto Workers union with GM, Ford and Chrysler. The agreements in question allow the employees of the Big Three’s...
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International notes
April 16, 2004Japan: Protest deployment of U.S. aircraft carrier Peace organizations in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, are expressing their strong opposition to the Pentagon’s plans to deploy a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to Yokosuka Port, Japan Press Weekly...
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South Africa celebrates decade of democracy
April 16, 2004On the eve of South Africa’s April 14 elections and the 10th anniversary of the end of apartheid on April 27, the African National Congress (ANC) government and its allies are evaluating the past decade and...
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S. Koreans vote amidst turmoil, anger
April 16, 2004South Korean voters were set to head to the polls on April 15 for general elections to their National Assembly against a backdrop of anger, confusion, and daily protests against the impeachment of President Roh Moo-Hyun....
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Afghanistan: U.S. legacy of chaos lives on
April 16, 2004The power struggle that erupted last week in northern Afghanistan illustrates the chaos ravaging the country two and a half years after U.S. troops invaded, ostensibly chasing Osama Bin Laden. On April 8, the north’s dominant...
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