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WORLD NOTES
January 12, 2007Australia: Unions form global alliances Negotiating with Australian executives of U.S.-based ALCOA company, the Australian Workers Union (AWU) usually came up empty-handed. Decision-making, they learned, takes place in the United States. In December, however, AWU leaders...
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Colombian journalist, press freedom under siege
January 12, 2007“It’s very worrying for us,” said Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro, referring to the Nov. 19 arrest by Colombian secret police of journalist Fredy Munoz on charges of terrorism and “rebellion.” Apparently, Maduro said, “they are...
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Venezuelans contemplate unitary party of the left
January 12, 2007NewsAnalysis After a resounding re-election victory on Dec. 3, in which leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias defeated his right-wing opponent by 63 percent to 37 percent, Chavez has called for the consolidation of all political...
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Somalia, torn by strife, hit by U.S. gunships
January 12, 2007As war engulfs Iraq and Afghanistan, another region of the world has been destabilized by war — the Horn of Africa, encompassing Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia. On Jan. 7-9 the Pentagon launched multiple airstrikes against...
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A working-class hero
January 12, 2007NEW YORK — Ordinary working people can do extraordinary things. Wesley Autrey, an African American NYC union construction worker, proved that Jan. 2 when he jumped in front of a speeding subway train to rescue a...
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