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  • Women sue Halliburton for sexual assault in Iraq

    Women sue Halliburton for sexual assault in Iraq

    July 13, 2007

    HOUSTON — Four women who used to work for KBR, formerly known as Kellogg Brown & Root, have filed suit against KBR and Halliburton, alleging they were sexually harassed and, in two cases, raped while on...

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  • As garbage ripens, Waste Management locks out 500 workers

    As garbage ripens, Waste Management locks out 500 workers

    July 13, 2007

    OAKLAND, Calif. — As leftovers from July 4 barbecues festered in the hot summer sun, locked-out workers were on the picket line at garbage giant Waste Management here and in other San Francisco Bay Area communities...

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  • Bus drivers strike to keep heads above water

    Bus drivers strike to keep heads above water

    July 13, 2007

    LOS ANGELES — On the heels of a fare increase for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority comes a strike by coach operators for the neighboring Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA). The drivers are represented...

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  • This decision will not stand

    This decision will not stand

    July 13, 2007

    NEA vows fight for integrated schoolsPHILADELPHIA — Some 9,000 National Education Association delegates wrapped up their four-day national assembly here in an upbeat mood, determined to continue their active opposition to the Bush education agenda. Among...

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  • Women unite vs. domestic violence

    Women unite vs. domestic violence

    July 13, 2007

    PITTSBURGH — Domestic violence takes place behind drawn shades and frequently in front of children, who are often victims, and falls into the “dirty little secret” category of the law, where women’s voices and pleas fall...

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