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France: From one general strike to the next
March 20, 2009Translated by Isabelle Metral (l'Humanite) The Grenoble area, at the center of the old province of Dauphiné, is up in arms in preparation for the general strike called on March 19th by all trade unions, and...
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Lipton Tea’s profits and provocation in Pakistan
March 19, 2009Unilever Pakistan management has stepped up its aggression against the workers at its Lipton/Brooke Bond tea factory in Khanewal, Pakistan. The plant - Unilever's last directly-owned and operated tea plant in a nation of tea drinkers...
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Marijuana legalisation creates buzz
March 19, 2009WASHINGTON, Mar 18 (IPS) - Due perhaps in part to the country's economic woes, but also a major shift in political culture, discussion of marijuana legalisation has risen to a level of openness and prominence previously...
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Michael Jackson planning more surgery
March 19, 2009Michael Jackson wants to change his face. The 'Thriller' singer - who will perform 50 shows at The O2 arena, in London, starting in July - is reportedly planning to have plastic surgery to ensure he...
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Contracts cant be brokenunless they involve union workers
March 19, 2009Original source: Contracts can’t be broken. We learned that lesson well over the past few days when AIG honchos swore that despite being bailed out by $173 billion in taxpayer funds, they couldn’t break the sacrosanct...
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