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THIS WEEK IN LABOR
April 29, 2006Just 5 to go for House majority on EFCA Rep. Jim Walsh (R-N.Y.) became the 13th Republican in the House to sign on as a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act. The Act would allow...
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WORLDNOTES
April 29, 2006Kenya: Free program to treat malaria A drug treatment based on a Chinese herb will be distributed free by the Kenyan government in a campaign to curb malaria-related deaths and counter the growing ineffectiveness of commonly...
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Who is Orlando Bosch?
April 29, 2006Orlando Bosch, a former pediatrician, lives a quiet life in a beige stucco Miami home, his family close at hand. He’s been well treated by the authorities. In 1983, the city declared an “Orlando Bosch Day.”...
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In Nepal, protests lead to victory
April 29, 2006Huge protests planned for April 25, on what would have been day 20 of a nationwide general strike to restore parliamentary democracy, turned into victory rallies after King Gyanendra announced the previous night that the House...
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Outrage over boot camp death
April 29, 2006The FBI and U.S. Attorney’s office have launched an investigation into the death of a 14-year-old at a Florida “boot camp.” Martin Lee Anderson, an African American youth, died Jan. 5 shortly after collapsing at the...
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