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N.Y. transit dispute still unresolved
February 10, 2006NEW YORK — The dispute between Transport Workers Union Local 100 and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority following transit workers’ rejection of a proposed contract continues. While the union is seeking to return to good faith bargaining,...
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Coretta Scott King: Freedom fighter
February 10, 2006Coretta Scott King personified everything women have struggled to achieve in the movement for equality, emancipation and freedom. Her life mothered the understanding of generations who fought and continue to fight for civil rights, all people’s...
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NATIONAL CLIPS
February 10, 2006BIBB COUNTY, Ala.: Arson destroys rural churches Beginning Feb. 9 and lasting through the weekend, 10 Baptist churches burned, with six fires reported in 24 hours. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) sent...
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Irans nuclear issue enters crisis stage
February 10, 2006News analysis The cycle of threats and bullying led by the U.S. in conjunction with the foolish political game played by reactionary rulers in Iran is entering a new and dangerous stage. Reckless, provocative diplomacy pursued...
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Bush budget: Trillions for rich, cuts for the rest of us
February 10, 2006WASHINGTON — President Bush’s $2.77 trillion 2007 budget brutally slashes funds for health, education and other vital human needs while lavishing $1.8 trillion in tax cuts on the wealthy over the next 10 years, a coalition...
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