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May 18, 2007PITTSBURGH: Flowers of peace for Mother’s Day Lighted candles piercing the twilight and pansies flowering despite a cool spring were symbols of compassionate determination of area moms who gathered on Mother’s Day to demand Congress only...
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Release of terrorist Posada sparks outrage
May 18, 2007On May 8, Federal Judge Kathleen Carbone cancelled the trial of Luis Posada Carriles on immigration fraud, set for May 11 in El Paso, Texas. She ruled that the government’s handling of the case had major...
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Labor takes on global fight vs. climate change
May 18, 2007NEW YORK — Climate change is a labor issue. A large and growing section of world labor now agrees that fighting global warming and building sustainable economies with good jobs for workers go hand in hand....
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Safety cuts put friendly skies at risk, United workers say
May 18, 2007CHICAGO — Question: Who would order the captain of a 767 jet, loaded with passengers and crew, to take off with a split in one of its tires? Answer: Glenn Tilton, chairman and CEO of United...
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Battle over legal rights of Guantanamo detainees continues
May 11, 2007The tug of war over the due process rights of the 385 prisoners still detained by the Bush administration at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, goes on, in and out of Congress. On April 26, in the latest...
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