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Girls under 18 left behind
September 1, 2006Bittersweet. It’s a good word to describe the anticipated U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent approval of the controversial contraceptive pill, Plan B. The sweet part is the fact that, after nearly a three-year delay, a...
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Support grows for Iraq war refuser
September 1, 2006SAN FRANCISCO — Supporters of First Lieutenant Ehren Watada, the first commissioned officer to publicly refuse deployment to Iraq, welcomed his father, Bob Watada, last week for a whirlwind tour of the Bay Area. Also last...
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Postal workers fight for We Deliver promise
September 1, 2006PHILADELPHIA — Chant-ing “Save Our Service,” members of the American Postal Workers Union rallied Aug. 17 during their national convention here to protest Postal Service plans to consolidate operations, eliminate union jobs, hire temporary workers and...
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National Clips
September 1, 2006CHARLESTON, W.Va.: Unions, activists rally for change The Bush administration’s policies are “an assault upon American working families,” Sen. Robert Byrd thundered before some 500 mostly union members and their families, Aug. 26. Bush’s policies, mountaintop...
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Day laborers find hope in San Francisco program
September 1, 2006SAN FRANCISCO — Early on a chill, gray August morning, men seeking casual jobs pulled their jackets closer as they stood in little groups along the Mission District’s Cesar Chavez Street. There was something different about...
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