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Calls grow for Israel-Hamas truce
March 6, 2008Calls are mounting for an end to the Israeli bombardment and lockdown of Gaza and for Israel-Hamas talks to end their armed confrontation. Egypt and other countries were reported to be working behind the scenes for...
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Killing of FARC leader incites border tensions
March 6, 2008The killing of Raul Reyes, a leading spokesperson for the Revolutionary Armed Forced of Colombia (FARC), and 19 other FARC insurgents by Colombian armed forces in Ecuador March 1 came as hopes for peace in Colombia...
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Where the AFL-CIO stands on presidential race
March 5, 2008SAN DIEGO – As the executive council of the nation’s 10 million member AFL-CIO meets here March 4 – 6 to kick off its biggest ever election drive, the federation is not ready to make an...
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Speak out against Bushs new guest worker rules
March 5, 2008The United Farm Workers Union is asking all progressive people to object to the new rules for agricultural guest workers that the Bush administration is pushing. At the beginning of February, President George Bush announced new...
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The NIU killings: making sense of the senseless
March 5, 2008DEKALB, Ill. – On the afternoon of Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, Steven Kazmierczak, age 27, emerged from behind the stage of a small lecture hall at Northern Illinois University and opened fire upon the students and...
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