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  • Bushs drug policies are his Achilles heel

    Bushs drug policies are his Achilles heel

    September 3, 2004 By Phil E. Benjamin

    The national media would do well to stop its collaboration with the Bush administration’s attempt to sidetrack the national election debate away from issues that are of economic and political importance to people in the U.S.:...

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  • Rail union heads urge merger

    Rail union heads urge merger

    September 3, 2004

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (PAI) — By unanimous vote, officers of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees (BMWE) recommended on Aug. 24 that its members approve a merger with the Teamsters. If approved in a mail ballot...

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  • Hard times in Minnesotas Red River Valley

    Hard times in Minnesotas Red River Valley

    September 3, 2004 By Susan Webb

    Buck Jones was nice enough to take my call although he hadn’t yet washed up after a morning out on his farm.

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  • Arizona victory for Clean Election Law

    Arizona victory for Clean Election Law

    September 3, 2004

    TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona’s “Clean Election Law,” which provides for publicly financed elections for all state offices, survived another assault from Republicans and their corporate backers this month. The state Supreme Court affirmed a lower court...

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  • Iraq: the stench of oil

    Iraq: the stench of oil

    September 3, 2004

    Ten years ago, and repeatedly during the 1990s, the U.S. was on the edge of war with Iraq. In his People Before Profits columns, the late Victor Perlo repeatedly examined the causes and consequences. We reprint...

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