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New Chicago teacher’s union leader vows fight against layoffs
June 17, 2010Angered by devastating budget cuts, threatened layoffs and school privatization, Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) members voted in a new leadership June 10.
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New Yorkers demand: Save our city!
June 17, 2010Thousands of protestors descended on City Hall on Wednesday, in a crowd that stretched up Broadway.
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Video: Mexican soccer legend celebrates World Cup
June 16, 2010Video interview -- in Spanish -- of Mexican soccer player Pavel Pardo in Chicago on the opening day of the World Cup.
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World Notes: Spain, Nigeria, Israel, Venezuela, China, Cuba
June 16, 2010Spanish workers battle austerity, lead poisoning in Nigeria, Israel seeks more military aid, Venezuela cuts military spending, China hears labor demands, Cuba boosts Internet access.
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BP coughs up $20 billion, steelworkers slam “corporate greed”
June 16, 2010BP agreed today to set up a $20 billion escrow fund to pay damage claims resulting from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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