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Sago Mine families grill company officials
May 12, 2006While an unprecedented public hearing on the Jan. 2 explosion inside the Sago Mine reached no definitive conclusions, it showed that the surviving families know more about mining coal safely than the International Coal Group’s owners...
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NATIONAL CLIPS
May 12, 2006JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.: ‘Missouri needs a raise’ Striking a blow for decency and solidarity, hundreds of union workers collected 210,000 signatures on petitions, more than double the required minimum, to put a referendum on the November...
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LETTERS
May 5, 2006Historic ‘paro,’ boycott On May 1, buses were empty, roads were empty, the media showed an empty sweatshop. Truck drivers left their trucks, stopping all transporting of goods from the ports. Two groups met at the...
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EDITORIAL: A special May Day in Bolivia
May 5, 2006Bolivia’s working people had a special reason to celebrate International Workers Day this year, as their new government, headed by President Evo Morales, chose May Day to announce nationalization of the country’s hydrocarbons resources. The decree...
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Peace Voices
May 5, 2006Bridget Palmatier, carrying a photograph of her husband Cpl. Jacob Palmatier, who was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq, Feb. 24, 2005 He was the best husband you could have ever asked for and Bush...
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