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24th W.Va. miner killed on job
December 22, 2006Longtime residents of this state remark, “The only time West Virginia gets on the news is when there is a mining disaster or when a miner dies at work.” The state was back in the news...
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NATIONAL CLIPS
December 22, 2006ATLANTA: Protests force FBI investigation into police killing Neighborhoods roiled in anger and residents marched through the streets in the wake of the Nov. 20 fatal police shooting of 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston in her home during...
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Huge victory for labor in southwest Texas
December 22, 2006Labor-backed Ciro Rodriguez defeated Republican Henry Bonilla, a seven-term incumbent, in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, delivering a knockout blow to the right wing. Rodriguez garnered 54 percent of the vote in the Dec. 12 runoff election,...
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Iraqi unions reject foreign control of oil
December 22, 2006Leaders of Iraq’s labor movement have criticized Iraqi government plans to hand control over the country’s oil production to multinational companies. At a Dec. 14 meeting in Amman, Jordan, leaders of Iraq’s five trade union federations...
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Thousands shop for justice in N.Y. police killing
December 22, 2006NEW YORK — Tens of thousands marched down Fifth Avenue here Dec. 16 protesting the killing of 23-year-old Sean Bell on his wedding day by New York City undercover police. Called “Shopping for Justice,” the outpouring...
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