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  • Labor Day rally jams W.Va. country roads

    Labor Day rally jams W.Va. country roads

    September 10, 2004

    RACINE, W.Va. — It was a traffic jam the likes of which residents of rural southern West Virginia had never seen. Over 5,000 workers wound their way up a narrow road here to hear Democratic presidential...

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  • The Republicans gaps and lies

    The Republicans gaps and lies

    September 10, 2004

    News Analysis The Republican convention was filled with gaps and lies and the anti-Bush coalition should take note of them and not be demoralized by corporate media spin.

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  • Philadelphia teachers extend contract talks

    Philadelphia teachers extend contract talks

    September 10, 2004

    PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) and the Philadelphia School District have agreed to extend their contract, which expired Aug. 31. Students returned to classes Sept. 7 as negotiations continue. “As long as progress...

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  • Labor grass roots harvest a bumper crop

    Labor grass roots harvest a bumper crop

    September 10, 2004

    PITTSBURGH — “In 2000, I voted my gun. In 2004, I’m voting my job!” read the banner draped across steel beams on one of several Ironworkers floats in this city’s Labor Day parade. Below the banner,...

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  • TRAGIC MILESTONE U.S. deaths in Iraq pass 1,000 mark

    TRAGIC MILESTONE U.S. deaths in Iraq pass 1,000 mark

    September 10, 2004 By Susan Webb

    Bush policies not making us safer As George W. Bush and Dick Cheney claimed their policies were making Americans safer, the death toll of U.S. soldiers in Iraq topped 1,000. Democratic candidate John Kerry called it...

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