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Wall Streets enforcer
June 16, 2006Bush’s first treasury secretary, Paul O’Neill, was fired for not toeing the administration line. The second, John Snow, toed the line too closely.
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Rainbow/PUSH advances fight for working families
June 16, 2006ROSEMONT, Ill. — Hundreds of union supporters, members and leaders gathered here at the O’Hare Hyatt Hotel, June 12, under the banner “Labor Day — The Right To Organize,” during the 35th Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and Citizenship...
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WORLD NOTES
June 16, 2006Greece: Students strike against privatization Nationwide demonstrations and campus takeovers have brought Greek universities to a standstill. The actions were triggered by government proposals for education reform that included the abolition of Article 16 of the...
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Worldwide days of action for Cuban 5
June 16, 2006The future of five political prisoners in U.S. jails known as the Cuban Five may depend on what happens during the next few months. Cuban and U.S. leaders of the solidarity movement on their behalf are...
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Texas Dems gear up for November election
June 16, 2006FORT WORTH, Texas — Over 7,000 Texans gathered here June 8-9 for the state Democratic Party convention. They came determined to overthrow the policies of George W. Bush that devastated Texas long before the rest of...
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