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War budget fuels drive for empire
March 4, 2005A full accounting of the annual costs of “permanent war” goes far beyond the official defense budget. But that is a good place to start.
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Cingular workers OK job actions
March 4, 2005ATLANTA — More than 5,300 Cingular Wireless workers voted overwhelmingly Feb. 25 to authorize their union leadership to call legal work actions, including a possible strike, to press their demands upon the giant telecom firm. Eighty-eight...
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You cant shoot a good dog
March 4, 2005For 15 weeks, members of Local 11 of The Newspaper Guild-CWA have been on strike against the Youngstown-based Vindicator Printing Co., which refuses to speak to them. A minor mutiny developed in January, leading to a...
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WORLD NOTES
March 4, 2005Iraq: Workers strike top hotel Some 400 hotel workers are on strike at a leading Baghdad hotel, the Palestine Hotel, after talks with management for a wage increase failed. Talks later resumed, but according to a...
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Iranian people oppose foreign intervention
March 4, 2005The Bush administration has begun a new round of aggressive posturing towards Iran’s regime. Under the pretext of the “war against terror” and “spreading democracy,” the U.S. is attempting to rally international support for its policy...
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