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World notes: Jan. 26
January 25, 2008Belgium: European Roma suffer persecution Elly de Groen-Kouwenhoven, member of the European Parliament (EP), charged Jan. 16 that the European Commission has failed the Roma people by failing to implement anti-discrimination measures passed in April 2005....
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To fix economy, put working class first
January 25, 2008While stock markets plunge and panic spreads in financial circles, what happens when the economy goes into recession?
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Congress returns with economy topping agenda
January 23, 2008WASHINGTON (PAI)--“It’s the economy, stupid.” That 1992 campaign slogan by Bill Clinton might be the theme as the Democratic-run 110th Congress returns to hard work on Capitol Hill in mid-January. With unemployment jumping to 5% in...
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Despite Bush veto threat, House passes new mine safety bill
January 23, 2008WASHINGTON (PAI)--Despite a veto threat by anti-worker GOP President George W. Bush, the Democratic-run House passed a new mine safety bill--strongly supported by the AFL-CIO, the Mine Workers, the Steel Workers and mine victims’ families--by 214-199...
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Think tank: holes in presidential candidates health care plans
January 23, 2008WASHINGTON (PAI)--A think tank, the Commonwealth Fund, that assembled a task force of experts two years ago to examine United States health care and draft principles for a comprehensive and affordable health care system, says there...
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