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As Israel unleashed its military fury against Lebanon for several weeks in July-August 2006, it had one major objective: to permanently "extract" Hezbollah from the South as a fighting force, and to undermine it as a rising political movement, capable of disrupting, if not overshadowing the "friendly" and "moderate" political regime in Beirut.

57 million workers in the US say they would join a union if they could. But they can't because companies use threats and harassment to stop them. Unions are crucial for workers to band together to improve their pay, benefits and their dignity on the job.

Congresswoman Hilda Solis' confirmation to be our new Secretary of Labor is now scheduled for a "test" vote on Tuesday, Feb. 24, in the Senate. This means that she must get 60 votes to stop a filibuster before she can be confirmed.