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  • Carpenters union to rejoin AFL-CIO

    Carpenters union to rejoin AFL-CIO

    November 27, 2002

    WASHINGTON (Press Associates Union News) – Ending a long split, the Carpenters will reaffiliate with the AFL-CIO on Dec. 1, according to a memo to local councils from Federation Building and Construction Trades Department President Edward...

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  • Civil rights groups blast court nominees

    Civil rights groups blast court nominees

    November 27, 2002

    Defenders of the Bill of Rights warned that Senate votes to confirm Dennis Shedd and Michael McConnell to the Fourth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal is part of the Bush administration’s plan to pack the...

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  • The unwelcome guest at your holiday dinner

    The unwelcome guest at your holiday dinner

    November 27, 2002

    Opinion As the holidays approach, thoughts inevitably turn to an important part of these celebrations – food and, in particular, turkey. We may also wish to consider the health and environmental impacts of how the meat...

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  • Beating the Bushes at reality

    Beating the Bushes at reality

    November 27, 2002

    Opinion Truth, morality, organization, and solidarity – these are the keys to defeating the Bushes and Bushites. The son of a Bush occupying the White House, and his brother Ol’ Jeb the millionaire, the Florida governor,...

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  • International notes

    International notes

    November 27, 2002 By Evelina Alarcon

    Czech Republic: Protests vs NATO summit / Ecuador: New president promises to ‘give voice to poor’ / Thailand-Indonesia: Demonstration for Shangri-La workers / World Days for Children: 246 million children working / European Union: Report says...

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