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Caribbean banana farmers: livelihoods on the line
July 29, 2005“Come Mr. Tallyman tally me banana, Daylight come and me wan go home.” Harry Belafonte’s “Day O” lament typifies the plight of the banana worker who labors long, arduous hours and receives some of the lowest...
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National Clips
July 29, 2005LAS CRUCES, N.M.: Hundreds defend immigrant workers Chants of “Hey, hey, ho, ho, Minutemen have got to go,” rang through the downtown here, July 23, as hundreds of pro-democracy demonstrators marched to evict the “Minuteman Civil...
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NY subway riders wary of searches
July 29, 2005NEW YORK — Under a new policy that many say is unconstitutional and sure to lead to greatly increased racial profiling, anyone entering New York City’s subway system is now subject to random police searches. The...
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Calls grow to fire Karl Rove
July 29, 2005Despite a hasty Supreme Court nomination that many say was timed to distract from the scandal surrounding Karl Rove, calls from the American people are steadily growing: “Fire Karl Rove!” The scandal involves mounting evidence that...
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AFL-CIO demands rapid withdrawal from Iraq
July 29, 2005CHICAGO (PAI) - Following a rousing speech by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, delegates to the AFL-CIO Convention here voted on July 26 for a resolution demanding the U.S. “bring the troops home rapidly” from Iraq. The...
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