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Calif. heat wave kills 141, mainly poor
August 11, 2006SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California heat wave last month killed more people than either the Northridge earthquake of 1994, the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989 or the wildfires of 2003. On July 29, the record two-week...
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UE workers fight health care takeaways
August 11, 2006TAUNTON, Mass. — When Esterline Haskon Aerospace Corp. here tried to force members of United Electrical Workers Local 204 to pay huge, up-front health care deductibles, increased co-pays, and higher premiums during contract negotiations, the workers...
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LCLAA spells solidarity
August 11, 2006SAN ANTONIO — If anybody thought the working class is splintering under the American right wing’s battering ram, they could take heart from the convention of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA), which concluded...
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Israelis march for peace
August 11, 2006TEL AVIV, Israel — The biggest Israeli demonstration against the war to date took place here Aug. 5 in the heart of the city’s downtown. Close to 10,000 demonstrators from all over the country, among them...
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100,000 rally for peace in London
August 11, 2006LONDON — On only a week’s notice, over 100,000 people took to the streets here Aug. 5 to demand an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon. Having assembled at Hyde Park’s Speakers’ Corner under the midday sun, the...
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