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Union solidarity forces new look at Colombia trade deal
April 27, 2007“Honorable Senators and members of the U.S. Congress: The Uribe government refuses to recognize our basic rights and persecutes and punishes us for exercising our right to peaceful protests,” Colombia’s Oil Workers Union charged in an...
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Port plan a win-win for clean air, jobs
April 27, 2007In a move that could ultimately affect all U.S. ports, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — together the country’s biggest port complex — earlier this month announced proposals to slash air pollution from...
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NATIONAL CLIPS
April 27, 2007ORONO, Maine: Earth Day zooms in on global warming Tree and flower plantings, bike giveaways, community clean-ups, picnics and fairs have been part of Earth Day since its beginning in 1970, but this year, showings of...
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Bush court deals blow to womens rights
April 27, 2007“Not since Bush v. Gore has the Supreme Court made such a political decision, or one that so completely distorts and disregards the U.S. Constitution,” National Organization for Women (NOW) President Kim Gandy declared, responding to...
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In wake of VT shootings: Experts say mental health care in shambles
April 27, 2007Mental health care advocates and medical experts say the April 16 shooting deaths of 32 students and faculty members at Virginia Tech, followed by the suicide of the student who did the killing, raise larger questions...
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