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  • Save home hotline launched

    Save home hotline launched

    October 19, 2007

    CLEVELAND — More help is now available to union members caught in the mounting home mortgage crisis, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney said at a press conference here Oct. 15. Sweeney unveiled a free, confidential 24-hour Save...

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  • WORLD NOTES: Oct. 20

    WORLD NOTES: Oct. 20

    October 19, 2007

    Lesotho: Diplomat hits world neglect of women, children When Stephen Lewis, longtime Canadian political leader and former UN envoy to Africa for HIV/AIDS, was in Lesotho last month receiving honors, Seven Oaks magazine interviewed him. “Central...

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  • Haitian human rights activist still missing

    Haitian human rights activist still missing

    October 19, 2007

    After the disappearance of Haitian human rights activist Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine more than two months ago, his supporters are pressing the government of President Rene Preval, along with the governments of the United States, Canada and Brazil...

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  • Colombian scores second hung jury

    Colombian scores second hung jury

    October 19, 2007

    The most recent trial in Washington, D.C., of Ricardo Palmera, a leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), ended in a hung jury on Oct. 4. Palmera, 57, was extradited to the U.S. in...

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  • Bulgarian teachers strike for wage hike

    Bulgarian teachers strike for wage hike

    October 19, 2007

    Bulgarian teachers began a nationwide strike late last month, calling for higher wages and increased spending on education. With an average salary of $320 a month, Bulgarian educators are among the lowest paid in Europe. Many...

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