Word: lanes
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...touch of irony, Sweeney began the year backing Thomas Donahue, 67, the current president of the AFL-CIO and the man he is running against. Sweeney had wanted Lane Kirkland, president of the labor group for 16 years, to step down in favor of Donahue, his No. 2. But when Kirkland refused, Sweeney decided to challenge the leader himself. Kirkland responded by resigning last June--whereupon Donahue became the president...
...leadership, Sweeney's challenge will be to revive a union that has been in steady decline for the past five years, says New York bureau chief John Moody. "His great strength is that he is not associated with the leadership of the union under former president Lane Kirkland. Sweeney has for the moment pumped life into the labor movement, but it remains to be seen how to continue to do so over the long term. He's got a lot of things to deal with: the Caterpillar strike, the Boeing strike, the Detroit newspapers strike. He's really...
...took issue with a report by the engineering firm Rizzo and Associates, who told the city council that the lane shrinkage would provide pedestrians and drivers with an improved view of one another, thereby increasing safety. "I'm worried there will be either an impact on traffic flow or on pedestrian safety," Galluccio said...
...addition, a lane of Holyoke Street was cordoned off with velvet ropes to allow skaters to travel safely from City Sports to the car-free area around the MAC, Murphy said...
...second half, the 10 Stags truly looked like deer caught in head-lights, exposing lane after lane for Harvard to score through. Kohler was tripped up by the Fairfield goalie 2:50 into the half, and captain Chris Wojcik converted the Crimson's second penalty kick of the game...