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Germans grapple with train strike, jobless pay
October 19, 2007BERLIN — Among the issues grabbing the headlines in Germany these days are a big train strike and Social Democratic Party infighting over jobless insurance. On Oct. 12, suburban and municipal railway workers in the big...
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Unions, rights groups praise no-match ruling
October 19, 2007Unions and immigrant rights organizations praised a federal judge’s Oct. 10 decision barring the Social Security Administration from using “no-match” letters to force employers to fire workers who cannot quickly clear up discrepancies. At the same...
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Iranian Americans urge dialogue, not war
October 19, 2007In the wake of the Bush administration’s continued saber rattling against Iran, including its not-so-subtle threats to unleash U.S. bombing attacks against Iranian nuclear energy and military installations, a growing number of people and groups worldwide...
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Sparks fly at Capitol Hill hearing on Jena 6
October 19, 2007WASHINGTON — Witnesses in a Capitol Hill hearing Oct. 16 blasted the U.S. Justice Department for doing nothing as Jena, La., officials inflicted blatantly discriminatory punishment on six Black high school students while white students who...
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At 300 vigils, the cry is, Dont let Bush take away kids health care!
October 18, 2007WASHINGTON — Two-year old Bethany Wilkerson was making such a healthy, happy ruckus during a Capitol Hill rally, Oct. 16, that her mother, Dara, had to hand her over to the child’s father so she could...
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