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Friendshipment protests blockade of Cuba
July 12, 2002WASHINGTON – Two yellow school buses, part of the 13th Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba, brought protesters to a rally outside the U.S. Treasury building July 8. The protesters vowed to deliver the buses plus tons more...
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Resident physician workweek a killer
July 12, 2002Imagine that your boss stopped you and said, “We are now increasing your workweek to 80 hours and, sometimes, to 120 hours. Sometimes you will have to work 36 hours straight. And lest I forget –...
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International notes
July 12, 2002Bolivian Indian second for presidency/Toronto city workers continue strike/China pledges to support Palestinians/Italian unions plan strikes/Two S. Korean unionists freed/Egyptian child labor criticized
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They stop at nothing
July 12, 2002Commentary Health care, U.S.-style, increasingly has to do with markets and money. The suffering of the poor and excluded are back-burner items. The pharmaceutical industry, which is presently on a roll, provides ample evidence of what...
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Cleveland parent: School vouchers are a sham
July 12, 2002Commentary I deeply regret the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the use of public tax dollars to pay the tuition at private and religious K-8 schools within the City of Cleveland. Voucher programs are an example...
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