U.S.
A measuring stick
May 7, 2003Now that President Bush has embarked on giving all Iraqis a national health program, members of Congress are finally sitting up and taking notice. “What about here?” Of course, many trade unionists, community activists and health...
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National Clips
May 7, 2003HONOLULU, Hawaii: State legislature challenges Patriot Act Hawaii is the first state to debate legislation that directly challenges the Patriot Act, passed in the wake of September 11, 2001. One Republican state representative and one Republican...
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National Clips
May 7, 2003WASHINGTON, D.C.:Death penalty is an act of racism The death penalty in the United States remains an act of racial injustice, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) said in a report on the continuing role of race in...
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ChoicePoint sells personal data to U.S.
May 7, 2003ChoicePoint, Inc., a data-processing firm, is selling government data bases on residents of 10 Latin American nations to the U.S. government, allowing them to track immigrants entering or living in this country ChoicePoint is notorious for...
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Santorum slammed for anti-gay bigotry
May 7, 2003A firestorm of protest continues to hover around Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.) for remarks bashing gays and lesbians. In a long interview with the Associated Press, April 21, Santorum, commenting on a case before the U.S....
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