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Airline pension hearing in cyberspace
May 27, 2005Reps. George Miller (D-Calif.) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) launched an online hearing May 24 into United Airlines’ decision to dump $6.6 billion of its pension obligations. The first ever e-hearing by the House of Representatives was...
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Dont blame workers for refinery deaths
May 27, 2005The 15 worker deaths at the British Petroleum Company refinery in Texas City, Texas on March 23 could have been prevented according to a preliminary report by the United Steelworkers, the union that represents many of...
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American Indian and Alaska Native health struggles
May 27, 2005The Bush administration does not care about low- and middle-income Americans, and they certainly don’t care about the nation’s indigenous peoples.
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Bush vows revenge against Sith
May 27, 2005Bashes fictitious foe in nationally televised address Amid reports that the new “Star Wars” film contains not-so-subtle anti-Bush messages, President George W. Bush today took to the national airwaves to vow revenge against the Sith. Speaking...
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Esteban Torres speaks out: Regrets of a NAFTA supporter
May 27, 2005The congressman who led the push among Latino legislators for passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement 12 years ago is now calling that legislation “a tragic failure” in an appeal for rejection of the...
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