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Mexican electrical workers continue hunger strike
July 22, 2010A long running hunger strike by laid-off electrical workers in Mexico City has reached a point of high drama.
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What’s at stake in Brazil’s election
July 22, 2010Brazil will soon elect a new president, to replace current President Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva who is constitutionally forbidden from succeeding himself, all 513 members of the lower house of Congress plus two thirds of...
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Steel union rallies at Omnova headquarters
July 22, 2010Twelve striking Mississippi steelworkers and over 100 supporters held a spirited rally at the corporate headquarters of Omnova Solutions in Fairlawn, Ohio, demanding the company return to the bargaining table and negotiate a new contract.
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An eagle’s eye approach to immigration reform
July 21, 2010Like most challenges immigration reform is and always has been an uphill battle. Today many agree it’s a human and civil rights issue.
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As Wall Street reform becomes law, GOP drops in polls
July 21, 2010President Obama signed into law today a finance reform bill that he described as "the most sweeping set of changes to America's financial regulatory system since the 1930's."
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