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National Clips
January 20, 2006RICHMOND, Va.: Rally demands clean streams Virginia Voters for Clean Water (VVCW) gathered, over 800 strong, on the steps of the State Capitol Jan. 16 to demand that the Legislature approve $242 million to clean up...
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Hurricane funds aid private schools, deregulation
January 20, 2006Before adjourning for the holidays, Congress passed the Hurricane Education Recovery Act, which provides $1.6 billion in assistance to public and private schools and their students affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The funds, which must...
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Anti-immigrant bill moves to Senate
January 20, 2006News Analysis The Senate Judiciary Committee will shortly begin debate on the measures it will send to the Senate floor on immigration law, one of the key legislative and electoral issues of 2006. Committee staff are...
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Full court press urged to block Alito
January 20, 2006A week’s delay in voting on the nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court gives vital days for an all-out push to block Alito, progressive groups say.
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Cruz heads to Caracas World Social Forum
January 20, 2006Since 2001 the World Social Forum has provided “an open meeting place where social movements, networks, NGOs and other civil society organizations opposed to neoliberalism and a world dominated by capital or by any form of...
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