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Vindicator strikers fight company takeaways
January 14, 2005YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Over 170 employees of The Vindicator newspaper remain on strike here as the walkout heads into its third month. The workers, members of Local 11 of The Newspaper Guild (CWA 34011), are fighting...
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Saving LA hospital focus of King week
January 14, 2005LOS ANGELES — Restoring the trauma center at the Martin Luther King/Charles Drew Medical Center and maintaining the hospital as a comprehensive health care and training center are high priorities for activists here during a week...
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World unions denounce murder of Iraqi labor leader
January 14, 2005News Analysis Hadi Saleh, international secretary of the Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions, was murdered in his Baghdad home, Jan. 4. His hands and feet were tied, he was blindfolded and beaten, forced to kneel, and...
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Civil rights, Latino groups charge Gonzales unfit for office
January 14, 2005Torture role condemned, ‘No’ vote urged In Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings, senators mostly held their punches on Alberto R. Gonzales’ role in the torture of Iraq war detainees. But defenders of democratic rights branded Gonzales unfit...
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Mara Levi: smart rock n roll
January 7, 2005Music Review “Just when you thought smart folk-pop was dead, here comes Mara Levi with her folkster sounds and powerful messages.” — Discovering Artists, Sept. 17 Mara Levi introduces a new category of rock and roll...
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