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A day with a striking driver

Shahid Comrade, 50, came to the United States 33 years ago and has been a cabbie for most of that time. He joined the strikers Monday, proudly holding aloft a sign that said "Taxi Drivers vs. Billionaire Bloomberg."

The general secretary of a group called the Pakistan--USA Freedom Forum," he did without the $125 a day he makes (not including gas and leasing fees) to rally for what he sees...

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