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A mighty call for peace and justice
February 16, 2007“Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official.” President Theodore RooseveltIf you want to see America at its best, come to a demonstration...
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Single-payer would save lives
February 16, 2007At Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, a 60-year-old woman has been hospitalized for weeks suffering from heart failure. Nurse Patricia Eakin says the woman should not have been in the hospital in the first place. But...
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Brainstorming on Kentucky River decision
February 16, 2007WASHINGTON — Starting what promises to be a complex, tough campaign of education, mass mobilizing and lobbying, a group of unionists met Feb. 7 to brainstorm on how to combat and overturn the National Labor Relations...
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THIS WEEK IN LABOR
February 16, 2007Nurses demand adequate staffing More than 500 nurses, led by the Washington State Nurses Association, rallied Feb. 5 at the State Capitol at Olympia to demand legislative action on a new nurse-patient staffing ratio bill. The...
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WORLD NOTES
February 16, 2007China: President Hu Jintao visits Africa In late January, Chinese President Hu Jintao undertook a 12-day, 8-nation African tour. Chinese-African economic cooperation was high on the agenda. Arriving in Zambia after visiting Cameroon, Liberia and Sudan,...
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