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Unions say free trade pact would stoke Colombia strife
July 11, 2008Teamsters Union president James Hoffa and Jorge Gamboa, president of the National Petroleum Workers Union of Colombia, warn that ratifying the U.S.-Colombia “free trade” agreement would continue the long civil war that results in hostage-taking there....
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ICE throws working moms in jail
July 11, 2008‘How does this keep this country safe?’ asks labor leader HOUSTON — 200 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents swept up and arrested 166 workers at Action Rags,U.S.A., June 25, just north of the Houston Ship Channel...
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Supreme Court decisions are a mixed bag
July 11, 2008NewsAnalysisElections will determine high court’s future direction A review of U.S. Supreme Court decisions in the 2007-2008 term should be enough to convince doubters of the importance of a massive vote to end the far-right Republican...
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EDITORIAL: Ending the war for oil
July 11, 2008In 2002, this newspaper issued a bumper sticker that read, “No War for Oil.” Events show how “on target” we were. Following the U.S. invasion of Iraq, U.S. oil company representatives were installed as “advisers” in...
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EDITORIAL: Eyes on the prize
July 11, 2008Barack Obama is not a left candidate. This fact has seemingly surprised a number of progressive people who are bemoaning Obama’s “shift to the center.” (Right-wingers are happy to join them, suggesting Obama is a “flip-flopper.”)...
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