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Trade unionists unite to debate crisis of capitalism
February 10, 2009Original source: TRADE unionists from across the country gathered at the Communist Party of Britain's headquarters in Croydon over the weekend to debate the impact of the current capitalist crisis.
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Gang Tries to Kill Mexican General
February 7, 2009Mexico, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) A high-ranking military officer was wounded in an attack by a gang, just 48 hours after another Mexican general was assassinated in Cancun, Quintana Roo state. The general killed two of...
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Israel navy captures Gaza Strip aid vessel
February 7, 2009Reposted from Morning Star ISRAEL'S navy attacked and seized international aid ship the Tali that was heading for the besieged Gaza Strip on Thursday. Al-Jadeed and al-Jazeera journalists who were aboard the Tali said that the...
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WORLDNOTES February 14, 2009
February 6, 2009France: Unions mount general strike Protesting failure by the government of conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy to protect jobs and support consumer buying power while bailing out banks, eight national unions in a rare manifestation of unity...
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Worker-farmer protests rock Mexico
February 6, 2009A major event took place just across our border, but few U.S. media took note of it: Hundreds of thousands of workers and farmers marched through the streets of Mexico City and other Mexican cities and...
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