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  • Calif. govs ballot measures rev up opposition

    Calif. govs ballot measures rev up opposition

    March 11, 2005

    Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s road trip last week to gather signatures on three pet ballot measures has raised the likelihood of a special election later this year featuring a series of anti-people initiatives. Labor and community organizations...

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  • NATIONAL CLIPS

    NATIONAL CLIPS

    March 11, 2005

    WASHINGTON: Senate rejects minimum wage hike With several states already enacting a raise in the minimum wage, dozens of others are now debating such a measure. With the 2006 congressional elections looming, Senate Democrats brought a...

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  • Bush budget forces horrific cuts on Connecticut

    Bush budget forces horrific cuts on Connecticut

    March 11, 2005

    NEW HAVEN, Conn. — New Haveners gathered to learn and express growing concerns about the devastation the Bush administration’s federal budget cuts would cause in Connecticut at a Feb. 16 public hearing sponsored by the city...

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  • Officials challenge Wal-Mart on child labor

    Officials challenge Wal-Mart on child labor

    March 11, 2005

    HARTFORD, Conn. — Anger was evident at the state Capitol here recently over revelations of a secret deal between Wal-Mart and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to cover up child labor law violations. The charges...

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  • States slam Bush education law

    States slam Bush education law

    March 11, 2005

    PHILADELPHIA — The No Child Left Behind Act has wreaked havoc on our nation’s public school system, according to state lawmakers. A bipartisan panel of state legislators issued a scathing report, Feb. 23, on President Bush’s...

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