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Labor to neighbor
January 12, 2007Members of the Community Services Committee of the Metropolitan Detroit AFL-CIO prepare to distribute over 400 Christmas baskets to laid off workers Dec. 16. The committee members include workers from AFSCME, IBEW, IAM, Letter Carriers, Operating...
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National AFL-CIO honors Dr. King in Houston
January 12, 2007HOUSTON — For the first time, the national AFL-CIO’s observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday will take place in Texas. The AFL-CIO MLK Holiday Observance, a five-day celebration from Jan. 11-15, will highlight Dr....
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Colombian journalist, press freedom under siege
January 12, 2007“It’s very worrying for us,” said Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro, referring to the Nov. 19 arrest by Colombian secret police of journalist Fredy Munoz on charges of terrorism and “rebellion.” Apparently, Maduro said, “they are...
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Somalia, torn by strife, hit by U.S. gunships
January 12, 2007As war engulfs Iraq and Afghanistan, another region of the world has been destabilized by war — the Horn of Africa, encompassing Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia. On Jan. 7-9 the Pentagon launched multiple airstrikes against...
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Historic inauguration in Massachusetts
January 12, 2007BOSTON — A huge crowd, estimated at up to 20,000 people, witnessed the Jan. 4 inauguration of Deval Patrick, only the second African American elected governor of a U.S. state. The election of Patrick, a Democrat,...
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