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Maryland makes Wal-Mart pay
January 20, 2006Health care drive expands to 30 more states BALTIMORE — Labor and community organizations are celebrating the Maryland Legislature’s vote Jan. 12 to override Republican Gov. Bob Ehrlich’s veto of the Fair Share Health Care Act,...
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Bush spying called threat to the republic
January 20, 2006Former VP issues call to defend Constitution, investigate lawbreaking president WASHINGTON — In a Martin Luther King Day speech at Constitution Hall Jan. 16, Al Gore drew cheers as he called for appointment of a special...
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Strange case of Padilla gets stranger
January 19, 2006Commentary The case of accused enemy combatant Jose Padilla gets more bizarre with every passing month. Rather than being a case that would establish the government’s right to arrest even U.S. citizens on U.S. soil and...
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Canadians poised to elect new government
January 18, 2006VANCOUVER, British Columbia — With less than a week to go before the Jan. 23 federal elections in Canada, parties are scrambling to win votes and seats. In particular, the two frontrunners, the Liberal and Conservative...
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U.S. seeks to block Cubas participation in World Baseball Classic
January 13, 2006The U.S. government is trying to deny the Cuban national baseball team the right to play in the World Baseball Classic scheduled for March 3-20. The Treasury Department told Major League Baseball (MLB) of its decision...
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