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  • Lawmakers launch Out of Iraq Caucus

    Lawmakers launch Out of Iraq Caucus

    July 1, 2005

    LOS ANGELES — On June 15, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and five other members of Congress stood up before a House Democratic leadership luncheon in Washington and announced the formation of an official “Out of Iraq...

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  • Congressman yields to antiwar groups heat

    Congressman yields to antiwar groups heat

    July 1, 2005

    BALTIMORE — Members of Baltimore Pledge of Resistance went to the district office of Rep. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) June 17 to demand that he speak out against the Iraq war. The group met for several hours...

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  • Thousands rally for Michigan schools

    Thousands rally for Michigan schools

    July 1, 2005

    LANSING, Mich. — Thousands of teachers, school board members, parents, students, administrators and other education advocates rallied at the State Capitol here June 21 to demand that state legislators stop shifting educational money to greedy private...

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  • Disabled rights activists occupy governors office

    Disabled rights activists occupy governors office

    July 1, 2005

    Disabled civil rights activists took over the Capitol office of Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen in Nashville on June 20, saying they intend to remain “as long as necessary.” The takeover occurred shortly after Bredesen announced that...

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  • Where workers fight, were there

    Where workers fight, were there

    July 1, 2005 By Susan Webb

    CHICAGO — Delegates to the Communist Party USA convention here July 1-3 can’t keep away from a good picket line.

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