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October 6, 2006BANGOR, Maine: 1,500 march to ‘Bring the troops home’ Over 1,500 people marched here Sept. 30 demanding that Bush bring the troops home from Iraq. Richard Clement and his son Brian marched behind the Veterans for...
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The Swift-boating of John Murtha?
October 6, 2006PITTSBURGH — One thing Congressman John Murtha (D-Pa.) has learned from 32 years in the House of Representatives and 37 years in the Marine Corps is how to fight. Facing a challenge from well-funded Republican Diana...
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Anti-immigrant lawmakers vulnerable in November
October 6, 2006NewsAnalysisThe worst anti-immigrant bigots in the House of Representatives are grouped together in the House Immigration Reform Caucus (HIRC), the brainchild of Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.). Of the 104 members of the HIRC — all Republicans...
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Board slashes workers rights to join unions
October 6, 2006By a razor-thin margin, the National Labor Relations Board voted 3-2 on Oct. 3 to immediately rob up to 8 million workers of their right to belong to a union. The five-member board ruled that workers...
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Supporter gives weeks pay, asks others to do same
October 6, 2006NEW YORK — “I gave a week’s salary,” Gabe Falsetta said, referring to his contribution to the People’s Weekly World fund drive. “I like to go to the theater as often as I can, but I...
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