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2 indicted in asbestos worker training scheme
Boston Globe - An employee and the owner of one of the state’s largest asbestos removal training schools were indicted in federal court Wednesday on charges of sending dozens of workers into the industry with phony documents and no proper training. According to an

Cuban FM dispels rumors about Castro
Lucianne.com - Clack clack. Sic semper tyrannis. Bend over real far, Fidel, all the way down, place your face between your gams and kiss your hairy communist butt goodbye. Don’t forget the asbestos suit. You’re next, Bolivarian Oogo. Your chances of living to 81 are

Sverdlovsk Region
Kommersant - The region produces 71% of the bauxite, 61% of the chrysotile and anthophyllite asbestos, 23% of the iron ore, 97% of the vanadium, 6% of the copper, 2% of the nickel, and 20% of the refractory clay of Russia’s total raw material balance. Raw

PM rejects bid to cut cancer drug cost
Age - PRIME Minister John Howard has refused to support a push by asbestos disease sufferers to subsidise the only drug available to treat mesothelioma. Mr Howard has instead told the Asbestos Diseases Foundation that mesothelioma sufferers should go to

Stratford residents oppose EPA plan
Connecticut Post - The Web site, SaveStratford.org, expresses serious concerns about the EPA plan to dig up and move truckloads of asbestos, lead and PCBs through residential neighborhoods over a one- to two-year period. Group leaders are also encouraging people to