Word: unionizers
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...chief, first in Ukraine and then in Russia, the beefy Vitaly Fedorchuk was known as a thug. Thought to be behind kidnappings and murders as the "Butcher of Ukraine," he later persecuted Russians who had too much contact with foreigners before finally becoming highly visible as the Soviet Union's top cop in the '80s. His efforts at first seemed to foreshadow perestroika-like reforms: he exposed official corruption and condemned drunkenness. But Western analysts called his heavy-handed tactics "neo-Stalinist." In the late '80s Mikhail Gorbachev sidelined him. Fedorchuk...
While the 785 members of the European Parliament rarely miss the opportunity to hammer home their democratic credentials, too often they find themselves ignored or mired in thanklessly complicated legislative procedure. But it can get worse: now the European Union's only directly elected institution is struggling to fend of accusations of widespread fraud among its members...
...Union of Progressive Zionists—a national network of Jewish student activists—tries to provide a progressive voice to debates about Israel. “We can’t let people who have money dictate if we’re going to talk about this,” said the network’s director Tamara Shapiro. “If we can’t talk about what’s broken, we’re not going to be able to change things and move forward...
...that offered voters their first chance to express themselves since the President's approval rating went into free fall. Even before Sunday's results, many conservative candidates had sought to disassociate their campaigns from the increasingly unpopular President. Several removed references to Sarkozy and even the name of his Union for a Popular Majority (UMP) party from their campaign posters and literature, and many declined presidential offers to stump on their behalf...
...million. Russia plans build a major gas storage facility in Serbia, making the country a key base for Russian energy supplies to Europe. This consolidation of ties with Serbia achieves two Russian strategic goals: taking over national energy assets of European countries; and keeping erstwhile allies of the Soviet Union from being drawn into the Western fold. To emphasize warming ties, travel between Russia and Serbia will no longer require visas...