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House votes to ban anti-gay bias at work
November 16, 2007On Nov. 7, the House of Representatives passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a historic civil rights measure that would bar discrimination against workers in hiring, firing, or promotion based on sexual orientation. The vote was...
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Victory for Iraq war refuser
November 16, 2007Supporters of First Lt. Ehren Watada rejoiced over a federal judge’s injunction last week barring a new court-martial for the officer who refused to serve in Iraq. But they also urged stepped-up pressure to drop all...
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Communists call for ouster of far right
November 16, 2007NEW YORK — Members of the Communist Party USA national committee meeting here Nov. 10 heard Sam Webb, the party’s chairman, say that “in the struggle against the ultra-right we are at the cusp of a...
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Pakistans struggle for democracy intensifies
November 16, 2007As Pakistan enters its second week under martial law, political parties, unionists, lawyers, journalists and other “civil society” components are coalescing to challenge Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s emergency rule and widespread repression of democratic rights.
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Ohio town hall meeting: Fix the health care system
November 16, 2007ASHTABULA, Ohio — Health Care for All was the topic at the Ashtabula Town Hall meeting Nov. 10 at People’s Missionary Baptist Church. The meeting, endorsed by the NAACP and the Ashtabula AFL-CIO and Retiree Council,...
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