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Working day and night in North Carolina
July 21, 2006GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Jaison Sheppard clocks out from unloading trucks for Frito-Lay at 7 a.m., but he’s not off work. His second job awaits in the parking lot outside. Having put on different work clothes,...
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WORLDNOTES
July 21, 2006Guatemala: Small farmers occupy large estates An estimated 800 gun- and machete-wielding “employees” and private security guards moved in to eject some 230 families from an estate called Finca Mocca in northern Guatemala on July 7,...
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Mexico: Over 1 million rally, demand vote recount
July 21, 2006MEXICO CITY — In the wake of growing public protest to force authorities to recount the vote, including a rally last week of over 1.5 million people in this city’s central square, more evidence of electoral...
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International month of action set for Cuban Five
July 21, 2006Commentary The hurricane season is under way and Cuba once again finds itself in the eye of a political storm. While five Cuban political prisoners languish in U.S. jails waiting to hear the decision of a...
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U.S.-S. Korea unions link up vs. free trade pact
July 21, 2006Worried about the failure of “free trade” deals for workers and farmers, U.S. and South Korean unions are joining forces to oppose the proposed Korean-U.S. Free Trade Agreement.
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