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August 2, 2002Palestine: Child malnutrition rises/Korean peninsula: new talks urged/Brazil: ICFTU protests killing of unionist/Germany: Workers strike Wal-Mart/Australia: Uproar grows over child detentions
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Far right targets McKinney
August 2, 2002Five-term Democratic Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) faces a tough primary challenge, spearheaded by the Atlanta Journal Constitution and backed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Both have targeted McKinney for her refusal to join...
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Main St. goes to Wall St.
August 2, 2002NEW YORK – Workers chanting, “Who’s city? Our city!” rallied here outside the New York Stock Exchange with laid-off workers from WorldCom, Enron and Arthur Andersen to tell Corporate America, “No more business as usual!” AFL-CIO...
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World labor organization condemns Israeli genocide
August 1, 2002In a statement released from its headquarters in Prague, The Czech Republic, the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) condemned the Israeli rocket attack on Gaza City on July 22 that killed 15 Palestinian civilians, including...
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Violence continues in Jammu and Kashmir
August 1, 2002NEW DELHI, India – Violence in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), one of the Indian states, seems to have no end. Lives of innocent people, mainly from the working class of Kashmir Valley, are still held at...
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