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Contradictory China
June 24, 2008Almost everything you’ve heard about China is true — at least, that’s my impression from a short week-and-a-half visit to Beijing at the end of May. The scale of everything in China is hard for anyone...
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Ohio nurses fight for patient rights
June 24, 2008CLEVELAND — Patients are dying because nurses are being mistreated and overworked,” stated Adrienne Zurub, a registered nurse from Cleveland, as she kicked off a June 15 rally here by the National Nurses Organizing Committee. The...
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Merrilee Milstein mourned
June 24, 2008HARTFORD, Conn. — Labor leaders from across the region, state elected officials, friends and family gathered June 12 at UAW Region 9A headquarters here for a memorial service for Merrilee Milstein, long-time union, civil rights and...
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Letters – June 21, 2008
June 24, 2008Stimulating! I finally got my stimulus check, which is G.W. Bush’s answer to the recession that he denies that we are in. I will be doing something with my stimulus check that Bush does not approve...
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Labors historic 08 election drive means TV, money and troops
June 22, 2008A mother holds a baby boy on her lap. She says: “Hi, John McCain, this is Alex, he’s my first. “So far, his talents include trying any new food and chasing after our dog. “That, and...
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