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S. Korea rail workers strike
March 1, 2002SEOUL, South Korea – Rail and power workers here ended a two-day strike Feb. 27. The stirke had shut down state-controlled railroad and electrical generation stations. The strikers were demanding fewer work hours and were opposing...
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Sharon establishes buffer zone
March 1, 2002TEL AVIV – Under sharp pressure from growing protests in Israel and from European and neighboring Arab governments, the government of Ariel Sharon announced some relief for the Palestinian population on the occasion of the three-day...
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The recession: It aint over yet
March 1, 2002The Bushies are having a helluva time getting things straight. On the one hand, they tell us the economy is recovering – that we are, as Lawrence Lindsey, chief White House economic advisor, said recently, at...
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Arizona state workers rally to defend raises
March 1, 2002TUCSON, Ariz. – University of Arizona (UA) employees and other state workers are fighting back against an all-out attack by Gov. Jane Hull and right wingers in the state legislature. After four years without a cost-of-living...
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Chicago students decry tuition hikes
March 1, 2002CHICAGO – With the famed Chicago “hawk” whipping across campus, a coalition of university and high school students, faculty and staff protested at the University of Illinois campus here Feb. 20. The 10 percent hike would...
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