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Holiday Weekender, Thursday, July 2, 2009
We're observing the July 4
holiday Friday. Next news update will be Monday, July 6.
   
One Day In July—A Street Festival For the
Working Class
Remembering the 1934 Minneapolis Truck
Strike–Minneapolis, Saturday, July 25
War Zone
ATTEND THE JULY 10 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONFERENCE IN PITTSBURGH
Bomb kills Iraqi soldier and wounds 10 in
Baghdad
June death toll of Iraqis
highest in 11 months
US Marines
storm south in major Afghan offensive
UK soldiers killed in Afghanistan
U.S. soldier captured in
Afghanistan, military says
Nobel Laureate 'Abducted' by Israeli Navy
Pakistanis turn on Taliban, but
resent U.S. -poll
Troop
Movement, Not Troop Withdrawal
'The War Is a Breeding Program
for Terrorists'
Amnesty
details Gaza 'war crimes'
Insurgents Hail Pullout of
Troops From Cities
USA
DPW workers express frustration at City
Center rally
Labor Rallies for Health Care--But Keeps it
Vague
Bronx Cookie Factory Is Ordered to Reinstate
Striking Workers
U.S. to check 652 companies for 'illegal'
immigrants
American Apparel says some
employees may not be working legally
Obama Moderates Health-Care Stance
To Fix Health Care, Some Study
Developing World
Medicare
to Cut Specialists' Payments
Senators outline less-costly
healthcare overhaul
Metro Failed to Detect Hazard; Device Replaced
Malfunctioned
Equipment
Was Repaired Days Before Train Crash
State lawmakers enter BART contract fray
Pharma's
Phony 'Gift' to Health Care Reform
On backs and pocketbooks of
employees
Veterans to be trained for green jobs under
U.S. program
AFL-CIO Condemns SEIU Raids on
UNITE HERE
The Financial
Economic Crisis
Banks own the US government
U.S. sticks to deadline for a new GM
Idle trains sign of struggling
economy
How German
Banks Are Cashing In on the Financial Crisis
June auto sales fall short as
buyers await 'clunkers' cash
Strapped
States Play for Time
U.S. Jobless Rate Seen Highest
Since 1983
Around the World...
Britain
Brave new world of British workers: floating 'labor hostels'
British Airways Snubs Unions After Talks on
Job Cuts Break Down
Canada
Strike alters Canada Day plans
in GTA
China
PC Makers Voluntarily Supply Web
Filter in China
Mexico
Mexicans hit hard by US woes
Russia
GM and Ford suspend Russian
plants
South Africa
Aveng, Murray Face Strike; World Cup Work Threatened
Our Environment
Hazardous chemical found in northwest Missouri
soil
Utility must reapply for new permit for coal
plant in Kansas
ExxonMobil continuing to fund climate skeptic
groups
Brazil flora risk greater than
thought: study
Kenya
unveils renewable energy drive
Sweden kicks off EU presidency
in institutional fog
Philippines foils tree smugglers
Amsterdam pays residents to
scrap polluting old cars
Canada
worst, Germany best on climate change: report
The Burning Season: Can carbon
trading save our forests?
2010
species pledge set to fail: conservationists
Drax protesters plead climate
change cause to jury
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