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Tentative pact reached in Detroit teachers strike
September 15, 2006DETROIT — After 16 days on the picket line, the unity of 9,500 members of American Federation of Teachers Local 231 finally forced school officials to agree to a tentative pact potentially ending the strike here...
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NATIONAL CLIPS
September 15, 2006LOUISVILLE, Ky.: Honor 9/11 victims with peace On Sept. 11, 1906, Mahatma Gandhi launched his first nonviolent protest in South Africa before returning to his native India to use nonviolence in the successful campaign which freed...
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Seniors show fighting spirit at Capitol
September 15, 2006WASHINGTON — The clear thrust of the Alliance for Retired Americans convention here Sept. 5-8 was to oust the right-wing government savaging America’s senior citizens. Not only was the intention of the 500-plus delegates clear, but...
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Primaries at a glance
September 15, 2006Primary elections were held in nine states (Arizona, Delaware, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin) and the District of Columbia, Sept. 12. Here are some of the results.
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Campaign to free Cuban 5 presses forward
September 15, 2006News AnalysisThe legal struggle for the freedom of the Cuban Five continues, despite a recent adverse appeals court ruling. Defense lawyer Leonard Weinglass, however, has called for enlarging the political fight. Weinglass is confident that someday...
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