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In Nepal, protests lead to victory
April 29, 2006Huge protests planned for April 25, on what would have been day 20 of a nationwide general strike to restore parliamentary democracy, turned into victory rallies after King Gyanendra announced the previous night that the House...
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Outrage over boot camp death
April 29, 2006The FBI and U.S. Attorney’s office have launched an investigation into the death of a 14-year-old at a Florida “boot camp.” Martin Lee Anderson, an African American youth, died Jan. 5 shortly after collapsing at the...
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Thousands pack San Francisco for immigrant rights march
April 29, 2006SAN FRANCISCO — The labor movement, the faith community, a broad spectrum of immigrant rights organizations and just plain folks joined in a river of 15,000 marchers that flooded city streets from the Mission District’s Dolores...
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Thousands roar support for jailed labor leader
April 29, 2006NEW YORK — Throngs of supporters gathered around Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Roger Toussaint as he led a huge April 24 march over the Brooklyn Bridge to the Manhattan jail where he began serving...
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April 29, 2006MELVILLE, W.Va.: Mine inspector ordered to ‘back off’ Just 17 days after the Sago Mine disaster, a fire broke out at Massey Energy’s Aracoma Mine, killing two miners. According to a Pittsburgh Post Gazette report, days...
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