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GOP blocks vote to preserve overtime pay
April 2, 2004WASHINGTON (PAI) – The average worker affected by the Bush administration’s new overtime regulations earns $51,000-$55,000 yearly, including overtime, or around $1,000 a week, according to the Economic Policy Institute. With overtime pay at a little...
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School budget battle looms in New York
April 2, 2004BUFFALO, N.Y. – As the deadline for New York’s 2004-5 budget approaches, education rights activists are demanding the state find money to comply with last year’s ruling that every child be provided with a “meaningful high...
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National Clips
April 2, 2004APPLETON, Wis.:Protesters vow to ‘disappear’ Bush Bush arrived in the home town of the Houdini Museum March 30 to pick up campaign contributions and convince the Republican faithful that 83,000 jobs did not vanish in Wisconsin...
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Paul Robeson stamp celebrated nationwide
April 2, 2004OAKLAND, Calif. – Merritt College, a community college with a long history of engagement in people’s struggles, was the site Feb. 18 for Oakland’s “unveiling” of the Black Heritage series stamp honoring civil rights and civil...
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Veterans unveil Iraq War memorial wall
April 2, 2004SACRAMENTO – In an emotional ceremony followed by the playing of taps, members of Veterans for Peace unveiled a graphic, oversized “Iraq War Memorial Wall” next to the Vietnam War Memorial at the California State Capitol...
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