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Cuba: Fullest possible social inclusion for the disabled
August 7, 2009SANTIAGO DE CUBA (IPS) - Arnoldo Ramón Virgilio’s legs are of little use to him, but he has a way with words that more than makes up for any physical limitations. He’s one of the outpatients...
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Anti-worker group pays Rove $100,000 to fight EFCA
August 7, 2009Here we go again. Yet another misleadingly named, corporate-funded front group has been created to block the freedom to form unions and bargain and scare people away from the Employee Free Choice Act. And where there...
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Uribe seeks to halt growing isolation
August 7, 2009Original source: Isolated Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has embarked off on a south American tour to defend his unpopular plans to expand the US military's presence in his country. Mr Uribe's decision to allow the Pentagon...
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Display honors San Francisco General Strike anniversary
August 7, 2009SAN FRANCISCO ― The 75th anniversary of one of the most dramatic episodes in U.S. labor history ― the 1934 San Francisco General Strike ― is being celebrated this summer with a stunning exhibit commissioned by...
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Why you cant sit out the health care fight
August 7, 2009COMMENTARY I was part of a recent Alliance for Retired Americans (ARA) conference call on the mobilization to fight for real health care reform. It was a wonderful, well attended event, chaired by Ed Coyle the...
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