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  • Jesús Colón: A Puerto Rican in New York

    Jesús Colón: A Puerto Rican in New York

    June 16, 2006 By Jesús Colón

    Two excerpts from “A Puerto Rican in New York and Other Sketches” by acclaimed author, newspaperman, activist, and communist Jesús Colón (1901-1974).

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  • Conservatives favor purity over cancer vaccine

    Conservatives favor purity over cancer vaccine

    June 16, 2006

    On June 8 the Food and Drug Administration approved a vaccine for the human papillomavirus (HPV). The vaccine appears to be 100 percent effective at protecting against the most prevalent viruses that cause cervical cancer. While...

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  • THISWEEKINLABOR

    THISWEEKINLABOR

    June 16, 2006

    Ohio unions pushing workers’ comp restoration vote TOLEDO — Ohio unionists are seeking signatures for a referendum this fall to reverse the drastic cuts the GOP-run Legislature and GOP Gov. Bob Taft made in workers’ compensation....

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  • Wall Streets enforcer

    Wall Streets enforcer

    June 16, 2006 By Art Perlo

    Bush’s first treasury secretary, Paul O’Neill, was fired for not toeing the administration line. The second, John Snow, toed the line too closely.

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  • Duke Energy workers smell a rat

    Duke Energy workers smell a rat

    June 16, 2006

    HOUSTON — A giant inflatable rat was the featured participant in a protest at Duke Energy headquarters here by members of Pipeline Workers Local 798. The workers came from Tulsa, Okla., to protest the unfair practices...

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