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Pentagons toxic cocktail: rocket fuel in water
January 21, 2005The chemical is call perchlorate — ammonium perchlorate to be exact. It is used in rocket fuel and explosives. There are millions of pounds of this toxin in drinking water and soil nationwide, especially near military...
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Global manifest destiny and U.S. base mania
January 21, 2005A doctrine to prevent “potential competitors from ever aspiring to a larger regional or global role” has been American policy since the collapse of the Soviet Union. In 1992, then-Defense Secretary Dick Cheney and his deputy,...
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A desolate building on Cody Avenue
January 21, 2005Workers’ Correspondence I have a route to the train station I’ve been taking since 1981. It starts out in southern Queens, N.Y., and meanders into Ridgewood, Brooklyn. It used to be a bustling route, with people...
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LA hotel boycott remains strong
January 21, 2005LOS ANGELES — Last Dec. 17, representatives from UNITE-HERE Local 11 rejected the contract proposal from the Los Angeles Hotel Employers Council, stating that the employers’ counteroffer was “a slap in the face.” On Jan. 15,...
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WORLD NOTES
January 21, 2005Palestine: Mutual ceasefire essential Mahmoud Abbas, sworn in as Palestinian National Authority (PNA) president Jan. 15, said last week he will not be pressured into national infighting among Palestinians, but will achieve a mutual ceasefire with...
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