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Outrage over boot camp death
April 29, 2006The FBI and U.S. Attorney’s office have launched an investigation into the death of a 14-year-old at a Florida “boot camp.” Martin Lee Anderson, an African American youth, died Jan. 5 shortly after collapsing at the...
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Thousands pack San Francisco for immigrant rights march
April 29, 2006SAN FRANCISCO — The labor movement, the faith community, a broad spectrum of immigrant rights organizations and just plain folks joined in a river of 15,000 marchers that flooded city streets from the Mission District’s Dolores...
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Thousands roar support for jailed labor leader
April 29, 2006NEW YORK — Throngs of supporters gathered around Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Roger Toussaint as he led a huge April 24 march over the Brooklyn Bridge to the Manhattan jail where he began serving...
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April 29, 2006MELVILLE, W.Va.: Mine inspector ordered to ‘back off’ Just 17 days after the Sago Mine disaster, a fire broke out at Massey Energy’s Aracoma Mine, killing two miners. According to a Pittsburgh Post Gazette report, days...
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Community demands action on police brutality
April 29, 2006MILWAUKEE — Over 6,000 people gathered here April 18 to protest police brutality rampant in the city. The diverse crowd marched to the federal courthouse to protest the recent acquittal of three Milwaukee County police officers...
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