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NLRB sticks it to workers
March 11, 2005LAS VEGAS — Millions of American workers will now need to get permission from the boss to join a union organizing drive as a result of a recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)....
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WORLD NOTES
March 11, 2005Bolivia: Congress rejects president’s resignation The Bolivian Congress voted unanimously March 8 to reject the resignation President Carlos Mesa had submitted a day earlier, saying ongoing popular protests had made it impossible for him to continue....
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White House seeks to block food sales to Cuba
March 11, 2005The Bush administration wants to close a hole in the U.S. economic blockade against Cuba. Congress passed legislation in 2000 opening up sales of U.S. farm products to the island nation, but machinations at U.S ports...
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Italian reporter: My truth and consequences of a dirty war
March 11, 2005Little did Giuliana Sgrena know that after she had been released by her captors in Iraq she faced a bigger obstacle to her freedom: the U.S. occupation forces.
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Town hall meetings criticize privatization
March 11, 2005DALLAS — Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) spoke at four town hall meetings on Social Security here during the weekend of March 4-6. Three were held in union halls. At each event, a speaker from the...
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