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NYC steam explosion seen as warning
July 27, 2007NEW YORK (AP) — With a blast that made skyscrapers tremble, an 83-year-old steam pipe sent a powerful message that the miles of tubes, wires and iron beneath New York and other U.S. cities are getting...
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Agent Orange victim, activist dies
July 27, 2007Nguyen Thi Hong, 60, a member of the Vietnam Agent Orange Justice delegation that visited the U.S. in June this year, died July 20 in Vietnam from Agent Orange-related cancers. She and two other Vietnamese Agent...
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Hot battle: childrens health care vs. Bush
July 27, 2007The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is under attack by the White House. Created under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, SCHIP is set to expire Sept. 30. On July 19, the Senate Finance Committee...
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We need your photos!
July 27, 2007When I was younger, I walked into the Columbus, Ohio, Associated Press office inquiring about a job in photography. The manager asked me the same question he asked all the other young hopefuls who showed up...
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Asian American unionists step up fight for equality, 2008 victory
July 27, 2007WASHINGTON — The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, an AFL-CIO affiliate, brought hundreds of trade unionists here July 19-22 to celebrate their struggles and to chart a path for further advances and victory for working families...
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