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  • Weather hot, economy not

    Weather hot, economy not

    July 1, 2005

    63,000 jobs lost in June alone Sitting around talking, women can sometimes be heard to say, “Is it hot, or is it me?” Same question applied to U.S. jobs, “Is the economy lousy or is it...

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  • Moms tell recruiters: Leave My Child Alone!

    Moms tell recruiters: Leave My Child Alone!

    July 1, 2005

    WASHINGTON — Megan Matson, leader of Mainstream Moms, is so angry at military recruiters for invading schools to sign up unwary youth for combat in Iraq that she and her group launched an online movement, “LeaveMyChildAlone.org.”...

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  • An important step forward

    An important step forward

    June 24, 2005

    I agree with the assessment that the most important differences in the Communist Party’s preconvention discussion center on the proposed adoption of the main strategic line of defeating the ultra-right section of transnationals and the Bush...

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  • Hunger strike for justice for Iraq

    Hunger strike for justice for Iraq

    June 24, 2005

    Leisa Faulkner, a Sacramento mother of five, is participating in a 15-day, international hunger strike in Geneva, Switzerland, in support of economic justice for Iraq. The hunger strike, planned to last until June 30, is being...

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  • Portuguese Communist leader fought facism

    Portuguese Communist leader fought facism

    June 24, 2005

    Alvaro Cunhal, former general secretary and president of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), died June 13 at the age of 91. “The best homage we can pay to Alvaro Cunhal is to carry on the struggle...

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