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Agent Orange victims have day in court
June 22, 2007NEW YORK — In 1964 Nguyen Thi Hong, then a young woman of 17, joined the struggle against the U.S. occupation of her country, Vietnam. She knew that she might lose her life. But she had...
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N. Korea to shut reactor, rejects missile defense
June 22, 2007North Korea announced June 16 that it plans to shut down and seal its Yongbyon nuclear facilities in accordance with an agreement reached at the six-party talks aimed at addressing the Korean nuclear issue. At the...
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NATIONAL CLIPS
June 22, 2007ARROWSIC, Maine: Town meeting adopts antiwar stance The town meeting is a democratic assembly unique to the New England region that brings voters together to determine the direction of their community for a year. Their decisions...
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Sicko energizes health care debate
June 22, 2007Even before it officially opens in thousands of theaters across the country on June 29, Michael Moore’s latest documentary “Sicko” is already impacting the national health care debate. Over 1,000 nurses and supporters braved sweltering heat...
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Labor applies Capitol Hill heat for worker rights
June 22, 2007WASHINGTON — No matter how hot and sweaty it got here June 19, support for the Employee Free Choice Act was hotter. Some 3,000 union members and allies rallied on Capitol Hill for the most radical...
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