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Israels accidental prime minister
March 27, 2009JERUSALEM (bitterlemons.org) — Ehud Olmert would probably never have made it to the office of prime minister of Israel were it not for two events related to former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon: the creation of Kadima...
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Unions to G20: Half measures wont fix broken global economy
March 27, 2009BRUSSELS, Belgium — In a worldwide push for action by G20 governments to pull the global economy out of recession and chart a new course for job creation, financial regulation and global governance, trade unions across...
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UPDATE GAO: Labor Department failed miserably in enforcing wage laws
March 27, 2009Original source:UPDATE: Labor Secretary Hilda Solis announced the department’s Wage and Hour Division will add 250 new investigators, a staff increase of more than a third. The agency already has begun the process of adding 150...
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Women and men: equality drags its heels
March 27, 2009Translated by Karen Grimwade (l'Humanite) Achieving equality between women and men remains a struggle. In the family, at work or in politics, discrimination persists. Despite the fundamental progress women have fought hard to achieve over the...
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Mining firms ‘cheat Africa out of millions’
March 27, 2009Original source: Anti-povert groups revealed on Wednesday that mining transnationals routinely deprive African countries of huge amounts of tax revenue that could be used to boost social development. Investigators found that mineral-rich countries are losing tens...
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