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N.Y. transit workers authorize strike
December 16, 2005Some 7,000 New York City transit workers packed a cavernous hall at the Javits Convention Center Dec. 10 to hear a report from the leadership of Transit Workers Union Local 100 on the status of contract...
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Iran leaders rhetoric masks hidden agenda
December 16, 2005News Analysis Recent comments by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, including his provocative rhetoric toward Israel and the U.S., can only be understood in the context of Iran’s troubled domestic politics. Last June’s presidential election in Iran,...
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World Notes
December 16, 2005World unionists demand freedom for Cuban 5 Over 500 delegates from 75 countries, attending the 15th Congress of the World Federation of Trade Unions, last week demanded immediate release of the five Cuban nationals wrongfully imprisoned...
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Make a pledge for 2006: Free the Cuban 5
December 16, 2005Commentary The Cuban Five have been in prison for seven years. The U.S. government prevents wives from visiting husbands in prison. It’s time for action. Here’s the background: In 1998, Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino,...
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Military recruitment, bias challenged in high court
December 16, 2005The Supreme Court heard arguments Dec. 6 in the FAIR v. Rumsfeld case, which will determine whether schools have the right to kick military recruiters and ROTC off campus without losing federal funding. The Forum for...
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