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Sago Mine families slam govt findings
May 18, 2007PITTSBURGH — “I can’t tell where the coal company ends and MSHA begins,” Deborah Hamner told the Charleston Gazette after a five-hour meeting with the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration in which the agency released...
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Capitalism incapable of reversing environmental crisis
May 18, 2007After decades of international conferences like Rio and Kyoto, despite local victories and major protests, the destruction of humanity’s environment continues. The land, air and seas are getting more polluted, forests are shrinking, coral reefs are...
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Auto company CEOs rolling in dough
May 18, 2007DETROIT — If there is a crisis in the auto industry, it certainly cannot be seen when looking at the compensation of its top management. While autoworkers are being laid off, seeing their plants close and...
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Houston school workers demand fair pay
May 18, 2007HOUSTON — On May 10 at least 30 labor supporters gathered outside the School District’s administration building here to support the teachers union’s demand for higher salaries for education workers. Local 6315 of the American Federation...
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NATIONAL CLIPS
May 18, 2007PITTSBURGH: Flowers of peace for Mother’s Day Lighted candles piercing the twilight and pansies flowering despite a cool spring were symbols of compassionate determination of area moms who gathered on Mother’s Day to demand Congress only...
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