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A closer look at price indexing, oil supplies
June 3, 2005David Kennell follows up on his April 2-8 article on Social Security: In my recent People Before Profits article, I predicted that the hidden “time bomb” in the Bush Commission’s assault on Social Security was a...
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Maryland gov vetoes minimum wage hike, Wal-Mart health care requirement
June 3, 2005LANDOVER, Md. (PAI) — Union leaders in Maryland and nationally blasted GOP Gov. Robert Ehrlich for vetoing a health care bill that targeted Wal-Mart’s bad benefits. And, to insult to injury, Ehrlich — who raised thousands...
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World Notes
June 3, 2005Bolivia: Marchers demand equity on oil proceeds La Paz remains on edge as street protests over the unjust distribution of the country’s oil and gas revenues entered their third week and escalated in intensity. Clashes between...
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U.S. denies Posada extradition request for now
June 3, 2005The State Department May 27 turned down a Venezuelan request for extradition of Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles to Venezuela. It claimed a lack of supporting evidence. Posada, a Venezuelan citizen accused of bombing a Cuban...
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National Clips
June 3, 2005INDIANAPOLIS: ‘Steelworkers, start your engines’ When the official announced, “Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines,” to start the Indianapolis 500 here May 29, the United Steelworkers union (USW) was watching. Since April 2003, the union has...
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