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World Notes: Bulgaria, Romania, Africa, Israel, Nicaragua, China, Cuba
November 2, 2009Stars and Stripes, the U.S. Army weekly, reported last month that two new U.S. military bases are under construction in Bulgaria and Romania at costs respectively of $60 and $50 million.
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Air traffic controllers: ‘Bring safety out of the 1950s’
November 2, 2009Air traffic controllers want the Federal Aviation Administration to bring air traffic safety out of the 1950s and into the 21st century.
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Afghan situation murky after election runoff canceled
November 2, 2009Incumbent President Hamid Karzai was declared the "elected president," even though the Aug. 20 elections were widely believed to be riddled with fraud.
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A Bronx cheer for anti-union development deal
November 2, 2009BRONX, N.Y. – On Sunday, October 25, close to 1,000 Bronx residents overflowed the gymnasium of the St. Nicolas of Tolentine Church to demand a new “Blueprint for the Bronx,” a blueprint for responsible economic development,...
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Bush administration federal rules bite the dust
November 2, 2009Included in the new defense law signed by President Obama on Oct. 29 is a provision that ends, by 2012, the anti-labor "National Security Personnel System" started by President Bush.
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