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  • Bush budget forces horrific cuts on Connecticut

    Bush budget forces horrific cuts on Connecticut

    March 11, 2005

    NEW HAVEN, Conn. — New Haveners gathered to learn and express growing concerns about the devastation the Bush administration’s federal budget cuts would cause in Connecticut at a Feb. 16 public hearing sponsored by the city...

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  • Officials challenge Wal-Mart on child labor

    Officials challenge Wal-Mart on child labor

    March 11, 2005

    HARTFORD, Conn. — Anger was evident at the state Capitol here recently over revelations of a secret deal between Wal-Mart and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to cover up child labor law violations. The charges...

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  • States slam Bush education law

    States slam Bush education law

    March 11, 2005

    PHILADELPHIA — The No Child Left Behind Act has wreaked havoc on our nation’s public school system, according to state lawmakers. A bipartisan panel of state legislators issued a scathing report, Feb. 23, on President Bush’s...

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  • March 19 actions planned in Los Angeles, San Francisco

    March 19 actions planned in Los Angeles, San Francisco

    March 11, 2005

    Organizers in Los Angeles are preparing for a massive march and rally on the March 19 global day of protest. Marchers will gather at 12 noon at Hollywood and Vine. Thousands of people should be there....

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  • Another grim marker reached in Iraq

    Another grim marker reached in Iraq

    March 11, 2005

    The death toll in Iraq continues to grow. Associated Press announced March 3 that American deaths had reached the 1,500 mark when a soldier was killed in action south of Baghdad. The number of Iraqi civilians...

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