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December 22, 2006Spend on troops, not war I am worried about the new Congress backing off of getting our troops out of Iraq — as mandated by the voters. The vote to cut off war expenditures is spun...
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EDITORIAL: Naughty and nice
December 22, 2006In a back room of the People’s Weekly World is a group of elf computer wizards, wearing green tights and caps with bells. They’ve just finished a project that has befuddled humankind for centuries. They’ve hacked...
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New York hospital closings: a sick proposal
December 22, 2006New York State’s “Commission on Health Care in the 21st Century” has called for closing at least nine hospitals, which, with further forced mergers and downsizing, would reduce hospital beds by 4,200 statewide. Another 3,000 nursing...
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N.Y. transit union re-elects Toussaint
December 22, 2006Workers’ CorrespondenceRoger Toussaint, president of New York’s Transport Workers Union Local 100, has prevailed in a close and hard-fought union election. The race ended on Dec. 15 with the election of Toussaint for a third three-year...
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Dear Santa
December 22, 2006About 200 demonstrators participated in a holiday-themed picket line and rally at the Woodfin Suites Hotel in Emeryville, Calif., Dec. 18. They were protesting the firings of 21 immigrant workers who had been involved in a...
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