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  • Canada steelworkers occupy plant

    Canada steelworkers occupy plant

    May 11, 2007

    When 30 Canadian steelworkers who had taken over their plant on May 3 looked out the windows, they saw hundreds of supporters cheering them on. The United Steelworkers (USW) union, Local 4752, occupied and halted production...

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  • Hunger spreads across U.S.

    Hunger spreads across U.S.

    May 11, 2007

    Oregon Gov. Tom Kulongoski lived on $21 worth of food for a week — the average weekly food stamp budget for his state’s residents — during Hunger Awareness Week, April 20-27. Oregon Food Bank spokesperson Jean...

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  • People vs. Profits II wins book award

    People vs. Profits II wins book award

    May 11, 2007

    NEW YORK — “People vs. Profits, Volume II: The United States and the World,” a collection of columns by Communist economist Victor Perlo (1912-1999), won a Notable Mention in the reference category of the 2007 Eric...

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  • After tornado, Kansas feels wars toll

    After tornado, Kansas feels wars toll

    May 11, 2007

    Peace forces to Congress: ‘Now is the time to stand up’Search and cleanup efforts continued in Kansas after a catastrophic tornado destroyed the town of Greensburg May 4. But another storm was brewing: outrage over the...

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  • On Mothers Day, working women tell it like it is

    On Mothers Day, working women tell it like it is

    May 11, 2007

    CHICAGO — Dedra Farmer was so good at her job as a Wal-Mart department manager in Oklahoma that her bosses assigned her to train new Tire and Lube Express Division managers, all of whom were men....

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