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International notes
August 16, 2002Israel: Public workers protest budget cuts/Slovakia: Civil liberties at stake/China: Low-cost housing to improve/Bangladesh: Jute workers strike to reopen factory/Uruguay: WFTU urges solidarity with workers
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Bush summit: All show, no go
August 16, 2002It was “all show and no go” at George W. Bush’s economic summit in Waco, Texas, Aug. 13, a stage-managed production with a handpicked cast of Republican loyalists dutifully applauding Bush’s trite line that all is...
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Longshore rallies to Bush: Butt out
August 16, 2002“Contract, Yes! Government intervention, No!” was the message of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), the AFL-CIO, Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) and many mayors at rallies up and down the West Coast, Aug....
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NOW launches Truth About George website
August 9, 2002The National Organization for Women (NOW) announced July 31 it is launching a new website, TheTruthAboutGeorge.com. “to offer real information about what is going on and to help protect our democracy from being eroded under the...
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Privatization hits Philly schools
August 9, 2002News Analysis On August 1, after months of controversy, protest and uncertainty, the Philadelphia School Reform Commission (SRC) voted to sign contracts with Edison Schools, Inc., and other for-profit Educational Management Organizations (EMOs). These contracts mean...
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