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Mayor goes to court to end Chicago teachers strike
By Jason Meisner and Hal Dardick Tribune reporters Chicago Public Schools students will miss a seventh day of classes Tuesday as Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s attempt
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Obama Notifies Congress of Troops Deployed to Libya and Yemen
President Obama has taken the formal step of notifying Congress that he has deployed troops “equipped for combat” to Libya and Yemen to defend U.S.
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The Massacre at Sabra and Shatila, Thirty Years Later
A Never-Ending Horror Story by SONJA KARKAR It happened thirty years ago – 16 September 1982. A massacre so awful that people who know about
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Judge strikes down Wis. law that effectively ended collective bargaining for public workers
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge on Friday struck down nearly all of the state law championed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective
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What’s Driving the Chicago Teachers Strike
Targeting Teacher Evaluations by BINOY KAMPMARK “This was a strike of choice, a bad choice for our children and not necessary,” decried an irritated Chicago
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Chinese ships breach Japan’s naval border
Six Chinese ships have entered Japanese waters near a group of disputed islets claimed by both Beijing and Tokyo, refusing to follow the Japanese coast
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Aliyaar, Indian Laborer, Gets His Hand Chopped Off by his Boss After Asking For $3 in Wages to Feed his Family
A manual labourer has allegedly had one hand chopped off by his employers after asking bosses for his salary. The incident happened on Sunday when
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Islamist Libyan Rebels Kill US Ambassador to Libya in Attack on US Consulate
By Matt Spetalnick and Hadeel Al Shalchi (Reuters) – President Barack Obama branded the killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans
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De-constructing the Middle Class Myth: Analysis of the Labor Aristocracy
The myth of the middle class is persistent in our society. Its existence is questioned only by those who question the system of capitalism itself,
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Syrian rebels use kidnappings to raise funds
Common criminals also getting in on the game, with wealthy families being targeted An epidemic of kidnapping has broken out in Syria, with rebels using
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