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Break in labor unity challenges AFL-CIO delegates
July 29, 2005But convention adopts sweeping leadership diversity plan, call to bring troops home CHICAGO — Six unions withdrew from participation in the national AFLCIO convention held here July 25-28 and hinted at the formation of a second...
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Venezuelan NGO takes US money, faces trial
July 28, 2005Venezuelan judge Normal Sandoval ruled July 7 that four members of the Venezuelan NGO Sumate would be facing trial on at least two charges. Under Article 132 of Venezuela’s Penal Code they will be charged with...
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Wildlife Extinction Bill threatens endangered species
July 22, 2005Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.), a longtime foe of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), is about to introduce a bill that will dramatically alter the reach of the act. Titled the “Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act...
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Jeb plays games with Florida class size
July 22, 2005TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In a decision that could have a significant negative impact on students with disabilities, Education Department officials here claim the state’s constitutional amendment limiting class size provides no flexibility for co-teachers in “inclusion...
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Talks on nuclear-free Korea to resume
July 22, 2005After a 13-month hiatus, the six-party talks aimed at the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula are scheduled to resume July 26 in Beijing. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) agreed to return...
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