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10,000 flight attendants at Southwest voting on new contract
March 29, 2009The nearly 10,000 flight attendants at Southwest Airlines—members of Transportation Workers (TWU) Local 556—are voting on a new four-year agreement that includes a number of improvements, including pay raises.
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Dollar days may be numbered, say experts
March 29, 2009London, Mar 27 (Prensa Latina) The Presidents of Brazil and China, Russia and India have already agreed that a solution to the financial crisis could be to create global reserves based on a basket of the...
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U.S.-Mexico border garners much attention from White House
March 28, 2009In response to highly publicized wave of turf battles among drug cartels along the U.S.-Mexico border, the Obama administration issued an ambitious multi-agency $700 million plan this week to combat the violence. The on-going problem has...
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Venezuelan and Chicago leaders discuss creating peoples power
March 28, 2009CHICAGO – In an effort to share experiences led by grassroots struggles, leaders from Venezuela and local community groups here on the Southwest Side of the city came together to talk about what it takes to...
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LETTERS
March 28, 2009Taking on the hate The following is a letter sent to media outlets in response to recent hateful comments from ultra-right talk show hosts and officials. In recent days, Republican pundits have stepped up their personal...
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