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Gulf Coast update
December 16, 2005Louisiana workers speak out on human rights A fiery speech by Louisiana AFL-CIO President Sibal Holt capped a night of oration Dec. 10 by union leaders, preachers and politicians urging local workers to stay strong in...
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Thousands protest execution of Stanley Williams
December 16, 2005Over 2,000 death penalty opponents and supporters of Stanley “Tookie” Williams rallied and kept vigil outside San Quentin prison Dec. 12 on the eve of Williams’ execution by lethal injection just after midnight. Many others joined...
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National Clips
December 16, 2005SEATTLE: Health care is a right, voters say By a whopping margin of 69-31 percent, Seattle voters approved a ballot initiative last month that declares, “Every person in the United States should have the right to...
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Army resister speaks to high school students
December 16, 2005LAWRENCE, Mass. — Camilo Mejía, a former sergeant in the U.S. Army who served a year in jail for refusing to return to Iraq, urged young people here to learn the facts before deciding whether to...
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Rising opposition to anti-immigrant bill
December 16, 2005News Analysis The Republican leadership of the House of Representatives, counting on anti-immigrant hysteria it has helped whip up, is trying to ram through another reactionary piece of legislation like the USA Patriot Act. But labor...
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