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Group seeks ban of 20th century from Kansas school textbooks
June 3, 2005Last century ‘Just a theory,’ activists say A political action group in the state of Kansas is applying pressure on the Kansas State Board of Education to ban any and all references to the 20th century...
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A closer look at price indexing, oil supplies
June 3, 2005David Kennell follows up on his April 2-8 article on Social Security: In my recent People Before Profits article, I predicted that the hidden “time bomb” in the Bush Commission’s assault on Social Security was a...
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Maryland gov vetoes minimum wage hike, Wal-Mart health care requirement
June 3, 2005LANDOVER, Md. (PAI) — Union leaders in Maryland and nationally blasted GOP Gov. Robert Ehrlich for vetoing a health care bill that targeted Wal-Mart’s bad benefits. And, to insult to injury, Ehrlich — who raised thousands...
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World Notes
June 3, 2005Bolivia: Marchers demand equity on oil proceeds La Paz remains on edge as street protests over the unjust distribution of the country’s oil and gas revenues entered their third week and escalated in intensity. Clashes between...
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U.S. denies Posada extradition request for now
June 3, 2005The State Department May 27 turned down a Venezuelan request for extradition of Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles to Venezuela. It claimed a lack of supporting evidence. Posada, a Venezuelan citizen accused of bombing a Cuban...
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