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  • Gulf Coast Update

    Gulf Coast Update

    June 16, 2006

    Levees ‘in name only,’ says report AFL-CIO invests $1 billion for affordable housing Extend jobless benefits for 80,000 workers Public housing residents reclaim apartments Undocumented face abuse, hazardous conditions

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  • NAACP steps up for Katrina survivors

    NAACP steps up for Katrina survivors

    June 16, 2006

    HOUSTON — When Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Louisiana coast last Aug. 29, the NAACP here stepped up to the plate and is still providing services nine months later. Over 100 Katrina evacuees have completed a...

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  • Bush plays politics as Iraqis struggle for sovereignty

    Bush plays politics as Iraqis struggle for sovereignty

    June 16, 2006 By Susan Webb

    Congressional Republicans last week killed a provision in the latest “emergency” Iraq war appropriations bill that would have blocked permanent U.S. bases in Iraq.

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  • In California, the race is on

    In California, the race is on

    June 16, 2006

    Wasting no time after the June 6 primaries, the labor movement and the California Democratic Party are already gearing up to unseat Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in November. Democratic nominee Phil Angelides immediately came out swinging,...

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  • Autoworkers want traction on jobs, health care

    Autoworkers want traction on jobs, health care

    June 16, 2006

    LAS VEGAS — The fight for jobs and national health care were uppermost on the minds of 2,000 autoworkers and retirees who gathered here for the United Auto Workers convention June 12. In a fiery hour-long...

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