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  • Berkeley Honda strikers standing strong

    Berkeley Honda strikers standing strong

    February 24, 2006

    BERKELEY, Calif. — Nat Courtney’s father had worked for the father of longtime Honda dealership owner Jim Doten. The Doten family, he said, had treated the workers with respect. So Courtney, who started there in 1974...

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  • NATIONAL CLIPS

    NATIONAL CLIPS

    February 24, 2006

    ANN ARBOR, Mich.: Students hold ‘spy-in’ protest The only prop missing was the famous James Bond martini, “shaken, not stirred,” as students donned Hollywood “spy” gear in a street theater action Feb. 17 in front of...

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  • No raise for Californias poorest

    No raise for Californias poorest

    February 24, 2006 By Gail Ryall

    STOCKTON, Calif. — Prize-winning poet and author Sotere Torregian, author of 14 books of poetry, has been disabled and unable to earn a living since 1989. His only income is Supplemental Security Income (SSI) — $812...

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  • New Yorkers battle for school funding

    New Yorkers battle for school funding

    February 24, 2006 By Dan Margolis

    NEW YORK — “My kids’ school has no gym and no playground,” said a mother who sends two of her children to P.S. 51 in the Bronx. “Last year we had to add a new class,...

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  • Guest worker programs: problems and remedies

    Guest worker programs: problems and remedies

    February 24, 2006

    In early March the Senate Judiciary Committee will take up “immigration reform.” Chairman Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) issued an outline of the items he wants considered. These include immigration control and a guest worker program. Legalization for...

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