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GM slashes, workers bleed
June 17, 2005The heartland of America skipped a beat June 6 when Rick Wagoner, chairman and CEO of General Motors, announced plans to eliminate 25,000 jobs. A few days later the corporation gave the United Auto Workers until...
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Iraq: Bushs Watergate?
June 17, 2005The “Downing Street Memo” could be the last straw, or the spark that lights a fire, for an American public fed up with the Iraq war
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A Texan tours China
June 14, 2005Traveler's Journal I recently visited the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for a vacation with friends and family. I went with high expectations. My expectations were exceeded in all regards. I arranged the tour through China...
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Cuba in the news
June 11, 2005Caribbean-wide disaster preparedness At the onset of the 2005 hurricane season, Cuba and other Caribbean nations are laying plans to deal with expected damage and threats to human life. Cuba hosted the 10th meeting of the...
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Harilaos Florakis, Greek leader, dies
June 10, 2005The Communist Party of Greece announced that its honorary chairman, Harilaos Florakis, died May 22 at the age of nearly 91. Florakis was born July 20, 1914, in a village in Thessaly. At the age of...
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