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  • Mexican authorities move to crush copper strike

    Mexican authorities move to crush copper strike

    January 18, 2008

    Mexican labor authorities seized on technicalities to order an end to the strike at the country’s largest copper mine in Cananea, Sonora, on Friday. The Mexican press reports that over 700 heavily armed agents of the...

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  • Brazil celebrates The Year of Oscar Niemeyer

    Brazil celebrates The Year of Oscar Niemeyer

    January 18, 2008

    Oscar Niemeyer, one of the world's greatest architects, celebrated his 100 birthday on Dec. 14, 2007. Best known for the pioneering, breathtaking buildings he designed for Brazil's capital, he has inspired generations of architects with his...

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  • LETTERS: Jan. 19

    LETTERS: Jan. 19

    January 18, 2008

    ‘Right to work’ scam I sent this letter to the Oakland (Mich.) Press: The far-right is on the move again. These are people with heavy pockets and bulging bank accounts. And, by gosh, they are never...

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  • EDITORIAL: Keep our eyes on the prize

    EDITORIAL: Keep our eyes on the prize

    January 18, 2008

    It’s a good sign to see Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama providing leadership on race and gender equality. The candidates decided to dial down the volume on what was becoming a brew of racism and political...

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  • Plumbers, Unite Here endorse Obama

    Plumbers, Unite Here endorse Obama

    January 18, 2008

    Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won the backing Jan. 9 of the 60,000-strong Culinary Workers Union in Nevada. The endorsement followed announcements by the 450,000-member parent union, Unite Here, and the national Plumbers and Pipefitters Union...

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