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Its time to honor Ben Davis
November 11, 2005The following is excerpted from a speech given at a tribute to the life of former New York City Councilman Benjamin J. Davis, held at New York’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture on Oct....
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Bird flu on the wing
November 11, 2005Danger of pandemic is real, but technology exists to deal with it if sufficient resources are allocated A flu pandemic is a global outbreak of disease that occurs when a new influenza A virus appears in...
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Rove caught cheating in White House ethics class
November 11, 2005Top aide seen looking at Cheney’s paper during pop quiz Just days after President George W. Bush ordered the White House staff to take what was called a “refresher” course on ethics, his top aide Karl...
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Transit worker victory in Philadelphia
November 11, 2005PHILADELPHIA — Buses, subways and trolleys began running again here early Monday morning Nov. 7 as members of Transportation Workers Union Local 234 and United Transportation Union Local 1594 returned to work with a new four-year...
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This week in labor
November 11, 2005Boeing strikers in Ala. free speech victory The 1,500 Machinist union members on strike against Boeing started their second week on the picket line with an important legal victory. On Nov. 7, a federal judge ruled...
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