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Editorials
April 15, 2005No protection in bankruptcy bill House Republicans are pushing for quick passage of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (HR-685), which would make it far more difficult for working people to protect...
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DeLay defends Disneyland fact-finding mission: Not a family vacation, congressman insists
April 15, 2005As allegations of ethical lapses continued to swirl around Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas), the House Majority Leader lashed out at his critics today, insisting that a 2002 trip his family took to Disneyland was a “top-secret...
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Congressional hypocrisy on medical care
April 15, 2005People’s Health As an emergency physician and former governor, I am struck by the towering contradictions — and indeed the hypocrisy — in the controversy over the tragic plight of Terri Schiavo. On the same day...
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Toyota truck plant to open in San Antonio
April 15, 2005News Analysis SAN ANTONIO — The Toyota plant that will be built and open for production here in approximately one year deserves special attention from the labor movement and the auto workers union. The United Auto...
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AFL-CIO blasts CAFTA
April 15, 2005WASHINGTON (PAI) — With hearings set to start on the controversial Central American Free Trade Agreement, the AFL-CIO issued a scathing critique of the trade pact, saying it would hurt Latin American workers as well as...
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