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Toussaint released, contract battle continues
May 12, 2006NEW YORK — Roger Toussaint, president of Transport Workers Union Local 100, was released from jail on the morning of April 28 after serving less than five days of a 10-day sentence for violating the anti-strike...
Read moreThe U.S., Iran and nuclear politics
May 12, 2006In the midst of the muddy controversies surrounding the U.S.-Iran nuclear crisis lies a larger struggle for control of the greater Middle East and Central Asian region. The possibility of a U.S. nuclear or other strike...
Read moreGOP mounts stealth attack on fuel efficiency standards
May 12, 2006Under the pretense of doing something about gas prices, President Bush and Republican leaders in Congress are seeking to gut the nation’s 30-year-old system for mandating fuel efficiency of cars and trucks.
Read moreNo permanent bases Congress vote shows growing public pressure to exit Iraq
May 12, 2006WASHINGTON — Peace organizations hailed Senate enactment May 3 of an amendment by Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) that cuts off funds for construction of permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq while affirming that the U.S. does...
Read moreProtests rock Puerto Rico: Workers say Let the rich pay for fiscal crisis
May 12, 2006Protest rallies and marches have rocked Puerto Rico since May Day, when the government closed down 43 agencies, throwing 95,000 people out of work due to a budget shortfall of $738 million. More workers have been...
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