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EDITORIAL: FDA disgrace
March 31, 2006Senators Patty Murray of Washington and Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, both Democrats, are blocking confirmation of President Bush’s latest choice to head the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach. The senators acted...
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THISWEEKINLABOR
March 31, 2006DuPont workers find catalyst for worldwide solidarity Cross-border bonds linking the 60,000 workers employed by DuPont Corp. were strengthened with the launch of the Global DuPont Trade Union Network in Brussels, Belgium, last week. Union representatives...
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WORLDNOTES
March 31, 2006Haiti: High child mortality rate According to a recently released UNICEF report titled “Child Alert: Haiti,” roughly 1 of every 8 children born in Haiti are likely to die before the age of 5, the highest...
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Cuban medics prepare to leave Pakistan
March 31, 2006Members of Cuba’s Henry Reeve Brigade are returning from medical work in Pakistan where they arrived six months ago, six days after the Oct. 8 earthquake. Formed last year, the brigade provides disaster relief anywhere in...
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Efforts to overturn Belarus elections fail
March 31, 2006After several days of tolerating illegal and increasingly violent protests against the results of the country’s recent presidential elections, the Belarusian government put a stop to them during the early morning hours of March 25. According...
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