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  • Communists upbeat at world meeting in Minsk

    Communists upbeat at world meeting in Minsk

    December 7, 2007

    MINSK, Belarus — The mood was upbeat as representatives from communist and workers’ parties around the world gathered here Nov. 3-5 to exchange experiences and observe the 90th anniversary of the Great October Revolution and its...

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  • Military leaders: end dont ask, dont tell

    Military leaders: end dont ask, dont tell

    December 7, 2007

    Opposition to the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy regarding the service of gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals in the U.S. armed forces is gaining momentum — this time from within the military community. Marking the 14th...

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  • Racial profiling at Yale protested

    Racial profiling at Yale protested

    December 7, 2007

    Special to the World Workers at Yale are still waiting for an apology, five weeks after an African American library worker was the victim of racial profiling by a supervisor. On Oct. 23, Bernard Rogers, who...

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  • Anti-immigrant equals anti-union at Yale

    Anti-immigrant equals anti-union at Yale

    December 7, 2007

    CommentaryService and maintenance workers at Yale University, members of Local 35 Unite Here, have become the target of an anti-immigrant hate group seeking to create racial divisions and undermine the union leadership. A flurry of petitions...

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  • Road to White House runs through Ohio

    Road to White House runs through Ohio

    December 7, 2007

    Labor rallies for high-stakes election CLEVELAND — The Ohio AFL-CIO is mobilizing an army of political activists to make sure Democrats win the state in next year’s elections. Under the slogan, “The road to the White...

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