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Jury rules Monsanto polluted town
March 8, 2002GADSDEN, Ala. – A jury March 1 determined that Monsanto Co. polluted an Alabama town with PCBs, setting the stage for more trials on claims that the contamination harmed the residents’ property and health. Monsanto, its...
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Calls for peace grows as casualties mount
March 8, 2002TEL AVIV – Recent days have seen the bloodiest fighting in the 17-month-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict against the Israeli occupation and the death toll continues to rise. In less than a week, at least 47 Palestinians and...
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Bush to workers: Drop dead
March 8, 2002The Bush budget sends a loud, ugly message to workers throughout the United States: work hard earn some money suffer the hazards die or become disabled and, the increasing unemployed can easily replace you. That is...
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St Louis celebrates Black History Month
March 8, 2002ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Webster Community for Non-violent Social Action celebrated Black History Month with a forum titled, “Justice: Not Just in February.” The speakers included Traci Williams, secretary treasurer of Local 6355, Communication Workers...
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Retirees fight for health care
March 8, 2002PITTSBURGH – The ink was hardly dry on President Bush’s executive order imposing a 30 percent tariff on imported steel for three years, when the United Steel Workers of America (USWA) announce dit was launching a...
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