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Group rallys against sweatshop labor
By Nick Meyer - The Arab American News
Friday, 07.04.2008, 10:45pm
 More than 40 people gathered on the Michigan State Capitol's south lawn in Lansing on Tuesday, July 1, to rally against the state's purchasing of employee uniforms through companies that use sweatshop labor practices.
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Does Iran have Bush over a barrel?
By Jim Lobe
Friday, 07.04.2008, 11:52pm
 WASHINGTON (IPS) — If U.S. President George W. Bush wants to boost Republican chances of holding on to the White House and keeping Democratic gains in Congress to a minimum in the November elections, he might consider taking an attack on Iran before the end of his administration "off the table."
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Sewage in water threatens Gazans
By Mel Frykberg
Friday, 07.04.2008, 11:53pm
 GAZA CITY (IPS) — Gaza is being forced to pump 77 tons of untreated or partially treated sewage out to sea daily due to the Israeli blockade of the coastal territory. The fear is that some of this is creeping back into drinking water.
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Big trouble for Big Three automakers
By Mark Trumbull - TCSM
Friday, 07.04.2008, 11:34pm
 America's automobile industry may be facing the biggest turnaround challenge in its history, a problem punctuated Tuesday as the carmakers released monthly sales results.
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Jordan wants to go nuclear
By Reuel S. Amdur - The Arab American News
Friday, 07.04.2008, 11:55pm
 Israel has the bomb. Iran wants nuclear energy for power, allegedly, though it is sitting on a sea of oil. Syria is trying to join the club. Now Jordan wants in. Just for peaceful purposes, for electricity and desalination of water, according to Khalid Touqan, chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission, though it would be naïve to believe that Jordan is not looking over its shoulder at Iran.
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The problem with Iran
By Terrell E. Arnold
Friday, 07.04.2008, 11:59pm
 This week David De Batto posted an article on rense.com called "An Iran Attack Scenario — A Catastrophe." With his extensive background in intelligence, military service and on the ground service in Iraq, DeBatto makes a compelling case for a colossal global mess.
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Arab American comedy matures
By Khalil AlHajal - The Arab American News
Friday, 07.04.2008, 11:40pm
 DEARBORN — Arab American comedy is still going strong. And it's not just about post-/11 anymore.
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Can the 'center' hold?
By Reuel S. Amdur - The Arab American News
Friday, 06.27.2008, 11:22am
 Muasher has a hard row to hoe, as a moderate, a democrat, and a peacemaker in the turbulence of the Middle East. This is his memoir as a Jordanian career civil servant and diplomat. It is a book that offers fascinating insight into the actors in Middle Eastern politics and, as well, into the making of U.S. foreign policy for the region.
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