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October jobs report: Bush job flop gets blip
November 19, 2004Republicans are celebrating the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report showing 337,000 new jobs created in October.
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International notes
November 19, 2004South Korea: Union strikes for recognition The Korean Government Employees’ Union (KGEU) launched a general strike Nov. 15 despite government efforts to squelch its demand for full labor rights, including the right to strike. Last week...
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Teamsters seek probe of killing in El Salvador
November 19, 2004WASHINGTON (AP) — Teamsters President James P. Hoffa asked Secretary of State Colin Powell last week to pressure El Salvador to investigate the Nov. 5 killing of a member who was trying to unionize port workers....
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Hemingway papers in jeopardy
November 19, 2004Cultural connections between Cuba and the United States persist in spite of the U.S. blockade. The two countries venerate each other’s music, art, and literature, and the life of Ernest Hemingway is remarkable as an example...
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CPUSA mourns the death of Yasser Arafat
November 19, 2004On Nov. 16 the National Board of the Communist Party USA issued the following statement from its offices in New York City. The Communist Party USA expresses its deep sorrow on the death of Yasser Arafat,...
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