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Laundry workers describe work hazards
October 1, 2004ST. LOUIS — “We have lots of health and safety issues within our plant,” Yvonne Wolcott, a laundry worker, told over 200 people attending the second national Jobs with Justice Workers Rights Board hearing held here...
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International notes
October 1, 2004Haiti: Hurricane deaths exceed 2,000 Over 2,000 people have died or disappeared in Haiti during the floods brought by Hurricane Jeanne, the United Nations mission in Haiti said Sept. 24. The UN and other international agencies...
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Palestinian children and society at risk
October 1, 2004News Analysis Israel often portrays the children of Palestine as terrorists, as faceless stone throwers. Yet they are much like children anywhere else. However, due to Israel’s highly complex matrix of control and imprisonment, the health,...
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Nova Scotia OKs same-sex marriage
October 1, 2004VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Nova Scotia became the sixth Canadian province to sanction same-sex marriages Sept. 24 when Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Heather Robertson upheld the Ontario marriage of a lesbian couple living in Nova...
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Cuba and world politics: a brief roundup
October 1, 2004Cuba on Sept. 24 called for revitalizing the Non-Aligned Movement to forge a common front to defend the interests of their peoples and their right to development and peace. “We, as non-aligned countries, will have to...
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