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Vigil held for Muslim in Michigan
January 26, 2002ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Nearly 300 students, community activists, Muslim community members, and Christian church-goers attended a candlelight vigil outside the federal building here last month. Sponsored by the Ann Arbor Ad Hoc Committee for Peace...
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Edison needs Philadelphia schools to make profit
January 26, 2002The state takeover of the schools here has been called a state/city partnership because the governor and mayor reached accord while negotiating on a plan presented by Edison Schools Inc. Last August, then-Gov. Thomas Ridge hired...
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Workers comp needs change
January 26, 2002A Jan. 9 Wall Street Journal article warned: “Workers’ Comp Insurance Now Harder to Get.” Coupled with the ongoing coal operators’ attempt to gut coal miners’ Black Lung benefits, this highlights the failure of this crucial...
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WHO acknowledges Infact
January 26, 2002GENEVA, Switzerland – In an important step by the World Health Organization (WHO), the international health body is granting official WHO relations status to Infact, the U.S.-based corporate accountability organization. In approving the admission of Infact...
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Steelworkers meet on LTV bankruptcy
January 26, 2002Worker’s Correspondence EAST CHICAGO, Ind. – Over 2,000 steelworkers poured into Central High School Jan. 12 to hear United Steel Workers of America (USWA) pension experts report on the status of the LTV bankruptcy. USWA Indiana/Illinois...
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