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Sago Mine families grill company officials
May 12, 2006While an unprecedented public hearing on the Jan. 2 explosion inside the Sago Mine reached no definitive conclusions, it showed that the surviving families know more about mining coal safely than the International Coal Group’s owners...
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Graft, environment top issues in Calif. 11th CD
May 12, 2006Issues of corruption, environmental preservation and meeting the needs of ordinary people are at the heart of the three-way struggle being waged in Northern California’s 11th Congressional District, extending from the Central Valley into the San...
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NATIONAL CLIPS
May 12, 2006JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.: ‘Missouri needs a raise’ Striking a blow for decency and solidarity, hundreds of union workers collected 210,000 signatures on petitions, more than double the required minimum, to put a referendum on the November...
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Jury rejects death penalty for Moussaoui
May 12, 2006Four years ago, the federal government arrested Zacarias Moussaoui, 37, for the 9/11 terrorist attacks. There were plenty of twists and turns in the trial, including delays caused by federal attorneys’ misconduct in coaching witnesses. Although...
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Toussaint released, contract battle continues
May 12, 2006NEW YORK — Roger Toussaint, president of Transport Workers Union Local 100, was released from jail on the morning of April 28 after serving less than five days of a 10-day sentence for violating the anti-strike...
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