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airline executive, resigned as American Airlines chief executive officer in April, after facing intense criticism for his handling of negotiations with airline unions. Unionized workers…
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(Encyclopedia) Kopacz, Ewa, 1956–, Polish politician. A graduate of the Medical Univ. of Lublin (1981), she worked as a pediatrician and as a health-care administrator. Kopacz was first elected to…
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