That's why he fought so hard for Medicare, for mass transit and the minimum wage, for civil rights and women's rights.

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In 2007, former Army captain Mr King recorded that his pupil had completed 51 training flying hours against the Civil Aviation Authority's demanded minimum of 45 hours.

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The trial heard that the former Army captain had recorded that Mr Spencer had completed 51 training flying hours against the Civil Aviation Authority's demanded minimum of 45 hours.

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The unabashed liberal fought for civil rights, environmental causes, farmers, hikes in the minimum wage and health-care reform.

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The measures include increasing the retirement age to 67, drastic pension cuts, the scrapping of Christmas, Easter, and holiday payments, the liberalization of labor markets to allow for lower minimum wages and easier firings, and the possible layoff of thousands of civil servants.

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