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Executions to resume after Supreme Court ruling; Stevens statement raises hopes
April 22, 2008A semi-formal moratorium on executions by lethal injection will probably end due to last week’s decision by the US Supreme Court. On April 17, the Court voted 7 to 2 to deny a petition by two...
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Labor moves to stop Bush from gutting family leave
April 22, 2008If unions and the workers they represent prevail the Bush Administration won’t get away with a last minute, back door move to make it harder to take family or medical leave. The Bush controlled Labor Department...
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World Notes: Food shortages, Lat. Am. Multilateral Security…
April 22, 2008Egypt: Protest food shortages Six months of strikes by Egyptian textile workers and others culminated in demonstrations April 6 against rising prices and food shortages in the delta textile city Al-Mahalla. The UN’s IRIN news agency...
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Why young people should get involved with unions
April 22, 2008Scanning the room at my first teachers union event, I could see that I was one of the youngest teachers in attendance. It got me thinking about my generation and possible explanations for its lack of...
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For Hispanic community, Earth Day is time to rethink biofuels
April 22, 2008Many politicians, policymakers and cable news commentators focus solely on immigration when discussing Latino matters, overlooking the tremendous breadth of issues that concern Hispanic Americans. As the annual celebration of Earth Day nears, the nation's leaders...
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