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  • Bush scuttles medical privacy

    Bush scuttles medical privacy

    August 16, 2002 By Phil E. Benjamin

    If there was ever a question about corporate ownership of the Bush White House, recent actions in regard to the privacy of personal medical data should remove all doubt.

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  • War and the new Global 500

    War and the new Global 500

    August 16, 2002

    Fortune magazine recently published its latest “Global 500” listing of the world’s 500 largest corporations, ranked by their sales (revenues) in 2001. Eleven enterprises are from China, which is the product of a socialist revolution despite...

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  • Stanley Works withdraws re-incorporation ploy

    Stanley Works withdraws re-incorporation ploy

    August 16, 2002

    News Analysis NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – A major victory was scored here last week, as Stanley Works withdrew its push to re-incorporate in Bermuda and avoid paying $30 million a year in U.S. taxes. The announcement...

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  • AFL-CIO rally demands justice for workers

    AFL-CIO rally demands justice for workers

    August 16, 2002

    BOSTON – A rally was held July 31 in Boston’s Faneuil Hall marketplace to protest Fidelity Investments’ exploitation of its workers, and the utter disregard of the majority of its investors. Fidelity Investments is in control...

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  • Cuban workers inspire U.S., Canadian solidarity

    Cuban workers inspire U.S., Canadian solidarity

    August 16, 2002 By Fred Gaboury

    WINDSOR, Ontario – About 200 U.S., Canadian and Cuban workers, retirees, and other labor activists met here for a three-day Cuba Labor Conference July 26-28 to build ties among workers of the three countries.

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